calls manned Mars missions “almost ridiculous.” “What’s the imperative? What’s pushing us to go to Mars?” Anders asked during the interview. “I don’t think the public is that ...

One of the first men to orbit the Moon has told BBC Radio 5 Live that it's "stupid" to plan manned missions to Mars. Bill Anders, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 8, the first manned spaceflight to ...

In March 2025, the spacecraft will perform a flyby maneuver at Mars. This maneuver will help the spacecraft gain the necessary speed and trajectory for its long voyage. Later in December 2026 ...

A group of scientists is now calling for NASA and other space agencies to send a manned mission to Venus before sending one to Mars. NASA has shared plans to send humans to Mars in 2030 ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has openly shared plans to colonize the Red Planet over the years, and NASA has even set a possible ...

But it is Mariner 4, the first flyby mission of Mars, which set the stage for a lot of the science being done on and around Mars today, and the first mission where NASA wisely took a “pics or it ...

The success of unmanned missions could open a new chapter in the history of space exploration and bring humanity closer to ...

It wants to learn the skills and develop the technology to enable a future human landing on Mars. Bill Anders today. He says Nasa shouldn't be aiming to send manned missions to Mars Anders ...

Numbering the years gives scientists a common point of reference that predates the first successful Mars flyby mission—NASA’s Mariner 4 in 1965. Since then, humanity has sent a succession of ...

The distance between Earth and Mars changes constantly due to their orbits, and the technology used to propel spacecraft plays a significant role in determining travel time. In this article ...