Opinion: NASA is forging a nuclear path to Mars

In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet.

Could NASA's lithium-plasma engine be the key to getting humans to Mars?

NASA is working on a lithium-plasma electric thruster that uses roughly 90% less fuel than chemical rockets. Can this new ...
AOL

NASA’s $700 Million Mars Network — Why Rocket Lab Is at the Front of the Line

Mars exploration is heating up. NASA eyes sample returns and crewed landings by the 2030s, but its current relay satellites -- some decades past design life -- struggle with data traffic from rovers, ...

NASA wants gas stations in space, and the idea could change how spacecraft reach the Moon and Mars without carrying all their fuel

NASA's LOXSAT mission tests orbital refueling. See how space gas stations could make long-haul missions to the Moon and Mars ...
Ars Technica

Here is NASA’s plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars

NASA’s announcement Tuesday that it will “pause” work on a lunar space station and focus on building a surface base on the Moon was no big surprise to anyone paying attention to the Trump ...

One Mars spacecraft, two senators, and a cloud of questions

At issue is $700 million, already appropriated by Congress, to build a spacecraft, launch it to Mars, and once there to serve ...
Dexerto

Space X founder’s bonus only kicks in if mankind colonizes mars

Space X’s IPO filing laid out a bonus structure that was dependent on the Elon Musk’s ability to take mankind to mars.