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NASA tests its most powerful electric propulsion system yet for sending astronauts to Mars

"The successful performance of our thruster in this test demonstrates real progress toward sending an American astronaut to ...

NASA fires up powerful lithium-fed thruster for trips to Mars

A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to ...
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NASA fires record 120 kW lithium plasma thruster for Mars

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster at a record 120 kilowatts, the most powerful electric propulsion firing in U.S. history. The ...

NASA Ignites Prototype Thruster Designed to Put Humans on Mars

NASA has tested a lithium-fed thruster that could become a workhorse for future Mars missions, and the key milestone is not ...

Mars did have complex carbon. A NASA rover found its hiding place.

NASA's Curiosity rover took this selfie at a site on Mars where it drilled a sample to search for organic molecules in ...

NASA's Perseverance Rover Discovers Ruby-Forming Crystals Hidden in Martian Pebbles

"There are aluminium-rich outcrops elsewhere on the planet and there are impacts, but I thought it was very shocking to see ...
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Life on Mars? NASA found something that may indicate just that

The findings reveal that the Martian surface can preserve the kinds of molecules that could serve as signs of ancient life.
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Budget cuts cause NASA JPL layoffs, Mars program future uncertain

A significant round of layoffs has hit NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, affecting around 8% of its workforce, consisting of about 530 people in support and technical areas of the lab, NASA said. The ...