Roving Mars
Here is a National Geographic documentary that tells the story of JPLs latest rover, MSL (Mars Science Laboratory) or Curiosity as it is more commonly known. It is a five year production of Emmy...
View ArticleIs Mars Red Hot?
Yet another JPL educational time directly from Pasadena – California! This time the 60 second video, talks about the temperatures on Mars and the differences between our own planet. So, what would it...
View ArticleLatest Curiosity image
After a series of photos taken from NASAs Curiosity and the assemble procedure here in Earth we have this vivid self-portrait of the rover. And the backdrop… a martian mountain!
View ArticleOne Year on Mars
I remember the day like it was yesterday, when I woke up early in the morning (at least at my time zone) to watch live (yes, it was the regular suspect: Ustream) the landing of Curiosity rover at the...
View ArticleWe have Ignition
This a Virgin Galactic’s NewtonOne rocket engine that fires during a test. Those enginees have been designed for use on Virgin Galactic’s two-stage LauncherOne rocket. It is destined to carry...
View ArticleHow to test a parachute: The NASA way
The road to Mars is getting hotter and hotter over the years. The only possible way, for now, in order to loose the enormous amount of kinetic energy and to land safely on the surface or the red...
View ArticleBoeing: 38 Stories of Power
World’s biggest rocket. How would you feel about going to Mars? Or maybe an asteroid? Take a ride on the new SLS built by Boeing and ignite your human spirit
View Article50 Years of Mars Exploration
2015 marks 50 years of successful NASA missions to Mars starting with Mariner 4 in 1965. Since then, a total of 15 robotic missions led by various NASA centers have laid the groundwork for future...
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