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Italy inks first commercial Starship deal to deliver scientific experiments to Mars

The Italian Space Agency has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with SpaceX to fly multiple Italian payloads aboard a Starship mission to Mars, including a plant growth experiment, meteorological station and radiation sensor as part of the rocket’s inaugural commercial Red Planet flights.

2025-08-07T10:39:56.352901-07:00

CNN

SpaceX Starship Test Flight 9 Breaks Up on Uncontrolled Reentry

2025-05-27T16:45:41.810943-07:00

Payload

Trump’s 2026 “Skinny Budget” Proposes 24% NASA Cut, Axes SLS, Orion, Gateway and Mars Sample Return

2025-05-02T08:40:43.602197-07:00

NBC News

China's Shenzhou 20 Launch Advances Space Station Operations and Lunar Ambitions

2025-04-24T06:51:53.917784-07:00

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Italy inks first commercial Starship deal to deliver scientific experiments to Mars The Italian Space Agency has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with SpaceX to fly multiple Italian payloads aboard a Starship mission to Mars, including a plant growth experiment, meteorological station and radiation sensor as part of the rocket’s inaugural commercial Red Planet flights.

2025-08-07T10:39:56.352901-07:00

Italy inks first commercial Starship deal to deliver scientific experiments to Mars

Aviation Week

AeroVironment Unveils Skyfall, Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Concept AeroVironment has unveiled Skyfall, a next-generation Mars helicopter concept building on its work co-developing NASA’s Ingenuity rotorcraft. Skyfall aims to extend flight duration, range and payload capacity on Mars, opening new horizons for aerial science and reconnaissance ahead of forthcoming exploration missions.

2025-08-04T01:54:22.117000-07:00

AeroVironment Unveils Skyfall, Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Concept

NASA

NASA Gathers Critical Data with Supersonic Parachute Delivery Flights NASA has launched a series of research flights to test supersonic parachute deployment and collect high-fidelity performance data. The experiments aim to validate chute dynamics and materials at Mach speeds, building the evidence base for future high-speed payload and crewed mission landings.

2025-07-30T09:08:38.517991-07:00

NASA Gathers Critical Data with Supersonic Parachute Delivery Flights

Space.com

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Reopens Five Reimagined Galleries Featuring SpaceX Hardware and Mars Habitat The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall reopened five renovated galleries Monday, drawing thousands to new and reimagined displays that blend historic artifacts with modern pieces, including SpaceX rocket sections and a 3D-printed Mars habitat.

2025-07-28T14:05:33.443991-07:00

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Reopens Five Reimagined Galleries Featuring SpaceX Hardware and Mars Habitat

Aerospace America

Space Sector Faces Integrator Imperative as Golden Dome and Moon-to-Mars Hinge on Interoperability Critical space initiatives such as the US’s Golden Dome missile defense architecture and NASA’s Moon-to-Mars campaign demand system-wide interoperability, forcing an industry long proud of its innovation prowess to focus on integration. Standardizing interfaces, reconciling divergent technical standards and coordinating across government and commercial players are now strategic imperatives.

2025-07-25T10:15:29.646239-07:00

Space Sector Faces Integrator Imperative as Golden Dome and Moon-to-Mars Hinge on Interoperability

Aerospace America

Boeing Proposes Nuclear-Thermal SLS Mission to Phobos with Single-Person Surfacecraft Boeing has pitched a nuclear-thermal SLS mission to Phobos that would deploy a Single-Person Spacecraft for surface EVAs and robotic teleoperations. The design addresses anchoring challenges on the low-gravity moon and dovetails with JAXA’s planned MMX sample-return flight carrying the IDEFIX rover in 2026.

2025-07-25T07:57:57.294141-07:00

Boeing Proposes Nuclear-Thermal SLS Mission to Phobos with Single-Person Surfacecraft

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Skyfall Concept Proposes Six Scout Helicopters Dropped from Orbit to Prep Human Mars Missions NASA JPL and AeroVironment today unveiled Skyfall, a next-gen Mars exploration concept that would release six autonomous helicopters from orbit to conduct wide-area aerial surveys, mapping terrain and gathering data to de-risk future human landings on the Red Planet.

2025-07-24T12:59:04.802642-07:00

Skyfall Concept Proposes Six Scout Helicopters Dropped from Orbit to Prep Human Mars Missions

CBS News

56 Years After Apollo 11: NASA’s Artemis Aims for 2026 Lunar Return, Sets Sights on Mars in 2030s Sunday marks 56 years since Apollo 11’s lunar touchdown. NASA is advancing its Artemis program with a crewed lunar flyby on Artemis II in 2026, followed by a south-pole landing on Artemis III and a planned crewed mission to Mars in the 2030s.

2025-07-18T19:39:09.141566-07:00

56 Years After Apollo 11: NASA’s Artemis Aims for 2026 Lunar Return, Sets Sights on Mars in 2030s

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