Dr. Paul Delaney, Professor Physics and Astronomy at Toronto’s York University; and Dr. James Garvin, Lead Scientist for Mars and Lunar Exploration at NASA, ... read more
The spacecraft that will take a crew, their equipment and enough fuel for the 56-million-kilometre journey to Mars will be assembled – in space. This require... read more
Preparing and protecting the human body in deep space may be a greater challenge than all the technological factors in planning a mission to Mars.
Living ... read more
The greatest test of the human mind will be the projected almost three-year manned mission to Mars and back. Mental breakdown, sexual tension, near-suicide a... read more
The most perilous part of the journey to the Red Planet is the six minutes it will take to travel from the top of the Mars atmosphere to its surface – the si... read more
The journey to Mars and the search for life on another planet is the most dangerous and compelling mission in the history of space exploration. Bacteria are ... read more