Mars Spacecraft
NASA’s Frequent Flier
After logging nearly 1,400 hours in orbit, Jerry Ross reflects on spaceflight past and future.
April 08, 2013 |
By Diane Tedeschi
Special Delivery
The team that landed Curiosity on Mars takes home a trophy.
March 22, 2013 |
By Paul Hoversten
Awaiting Curiosity’s Fate
As the rover rocketed down to the Martian surface, the team at JPL could only wait and hope.
August 06, 2012 |
By Bruce Lieberman
Summer at the Smithsonian
Planning a visit to the Museum? We provide some helpful hints.
July 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
How Things Work: Dropping in on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover will try a new way of landing on another planet.
January 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Cameron’s Camera
Avatar’s creator hopes to direct the first movies shot on Mars.
March 23, 2010 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Our Favorite Martians
For the scientists and engineers who drive the Spirit and Opportunity rovers, Mars exploration is personal.
March 2010 |
By Michael Klesius
Creation of a Cover Shot
Photographer Eric Curry shows how he made our March 2010 cover.
March 01, 2010 |
By The Editors
No More A-Roving
NASA’s Spirit rover goes into survival mode on Mars.
January 28, 2010 |
By Michael Klesius
Freeing Spirit
NASA's Mars rover prepares to escape the worst trouble of its life.
November 09, 2009 |
By Tony Reichhardt
A Cameraman on Mars
If you really want to know the planet, flip through Mike Malin’s photo album.
January 2009 |
By Andrew Chaikin
Mission Possible
A new probe to a Martian moon may win back respect for Russia’s unmanned space program.
September 2008 |
By Anatoly Zak
Hopping Across Mars
Planetary rovers might some day trade their wheels for something simpler.
April 29, 2008 |
By Greg Soltis
Suggestion: Stop Improving
Why does every Mars mission have to be better than the last?
November 01, 2007 |
By Bob Craddock
Legs, Bags, or Wheels?
When choosing landing gear for Mars spacecraft, engineers have to weigh their options-literally.
August 2007 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Northern Exposure
We've already seen water ice on Mars. NASA's Phoenix lander will reach out and touch it.
August 2007 |
By Charles Petit
Mars Needs Heroes
When it comes to Martian studies, Mike Carr wrote the book.
March 2007 |
By Bob Craddock
MGS, R.I.P.
A round of applause for one of the most productive planetary missions ever.
January 2007 |
By Bob Craddock
The Not-So-Big Dig
With the equivalent power of an electric can opener, engineers try to do more than scratch the Martian surface.
November 2006 |
By Tom Harpole
