Our Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, built upon the Blue Ring... platform, will strengthen the communications backbone at the Red Planet while creating new pathways for science. Capable of delivering multiple payloads to the surface and orbits of Mars, it drives discovery today and prepares for the next chapter of human exploration. Blue Ring is mission-ready to support NASA’s Mars Telecommunications Network program. Learn more:show more

Mars, we're coming for you! 🔴 🛰️ 🛰️ Soon,... our twin Explorer spacecraft built for NASA & Space Sciences Laboratory ESCAPADE mission will begin their journey to the Red Planet to study the history of its climate. The mission will study how the solar wind interacts with Mars’ magnetic environment and how this interaction drives the planet’s atmospheric escape, revealing how Mars changed from warm and wet to the cold, dry world we see today. By flying two spacecraft in different orbits around Mars, ESCAPADE will get a dual viewpoint to solve the mystery of Mars' atmospheric escape. It’s a low-cost mission delivering high-impact science.show more

Our Eye on Mars 🔴 As it marks 20... years at the Red Planet, here are five ways NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is mapping the future of exploration. 🛰 ➠ 👩‍🚀 🧵 1/6show more

Taking a deeper look into Blue Origin's recently announced... Mars Telecommunications Orbiter proposal for NASA, and why SpaceX hasn't joined the race, as it currently opts to promote its own "Marslink" plans.show more

Do you want to go to mars? Yes or... no?! SpaceX has the goal of sending the first uncrewed Starship to Mars in 2024. Elon Musk is "highly confident" SpaceX will land humans on Mars by 2026. The first crewed Nasa Mars Mission, which would include sending astronauts to Mars, orbiting Mars, and a return to Earth, is proposed for the 2030s. Technology development for US government missions to Mars is underway, but there is no well-funded approach to bring the conceptual project to completion with human landings on Mars by the mid-2030s, SpaceXshow more

Watch our Blue Ghost Mission 2 lunar lander come... together! This timelapse captures the assembly of our lander's main structural and fluid components. Next up, integrating avionics, payloads, and engines. Our Riders 2 the Dark mission features two vehicles: our Blue Ghost lander stacked atop our Elytra orbiter. Each is assembled separately before stacking at the launch site, creating a 22-foot-tall spacecraft—more than 3X the height of our Mission 1 lander. Stay tuned for Elytra stacking in the coming weeks!show more

Our nutrient-packed space food is coming back home! Samples... from the BioNutrients-3 study will depart the International Space Station aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 mission and will soon be analyzed by the science team NASA Ames. Results from this study will help scientists develop approaches to produce on-demand nutrients needed for astronauts during deep space missions to the Moon and Mars. Learn more:show more

Dialed in: The Mars Relay Network (MRN) is an... international constellation of five spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet that send precious science data from the rovers back to Earth. You can track which spacecraft are transmitting in real time atshow more

🇺🇸 SPACEX'S SUPER HEAVY BOOSTER BEING PREPARED FOR MARS... This is the reusable rocket booster that might send uncrewed Starship launches to Mars this year. It stands 70 meters tall and is expected to take up to 150 tons of payload into the Low Earth Orbit upon successful demonstration of full reusability. It's what the first step to Mars looks like today. Source: Mark Federschmidt, Elon Muskshow more

I am getting a lot of questions, so have... decided to say something. It seems "possible" that 3I/ATLAS will brake, and also change direction toward Earth, as it passes Mars. The gravity of Mars will pull 3I/ATLAS in a direction opposite to where it is now going. The gravity of Mars will also pull 3I/ATLAS slightly to the right by attraction. Now look please at the video shown below, and try to estimate whether 3I/ATLAS will be headed for Earth, after it passes Mars? As planet Earth turns around the Sun toward it? They all must know, but don't want to say. This is very simple orbital mechanics.show more

🚀 Some players have already made it to Mars!... 🌕🔥 PLAY NOW 📱 The journey through the planets has begun, and the first explorers have touched down on Mars! 🛸 Are you ready to catch up? Or maybe you’re just a few taps away from your next cosmic milestone? 🌌✨ Who else is close to reaching Mars? Let’s see who’s going to join the ranks of the Mars conquerors next! 🌠 Keep tapping and reach for the stars! 🌟 #Pluton #NextStopMars #SpaceJourneyshow more

We just streamed the first ultra-HD video brought to... you via laser from deep space. And it’s a video of Taters, a tabby cat. This test will pave the way for high-data-rate communications in support of the next giant leap: sending humans to Mars.show more

Today’s #GoogleDoodle celebrates the launch of Artemis II, the... NASA mission that will send astronauts around the moon and back for the first time in over 50 years. During the approximately 10-day voyage, the crew will test the spacecraft’s systems while traveling farther into deep space than any human has gone since the Apollo program. This critical test flight brings us one step closer to a long-term return to the moon and future missions to Mars. Want to learn more? Watch NASA's Artemis II mission live on YouTube 🚀 🌕show more

Welcome to Mars, home of the Mars Cats Voyage.... Quests are live on Mars themed maps, where you can play, earn, and compete for on-chain rewards. Battle it out for a shot at pistols, blooms, and a Bronze Legendary Palm! The best prizes are reserved for $ISLAND stakers 🫡🏝️show more

Our Blue Ghost Mission 2 milestones are stacking up...... 22 feet to be exact! The team completed structure qualification testing at NASA JPL on our fully stacked Blue Ghost lander and Elytra Dark orbiter model. After a series of vibration and acoustic tests, this milestone helps prove our spacecraft are equipped to withstand the intense environments they’ll experience during launch and in transit to the Moon. Congrats to the team and thanks JPL for the hospitality at y'alls historic test facility. More on the mission here:show more

We broke ground today at 1633 Valencia! We cut... the red tape to get it built faster and now we’re well on our way to delivering 145 units for homeless seniors in the Mission.show more

MARS ROVER CAPTURES STUNNING NEW FOOTAGE ON SOL 1688... AMID SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF LIFE NASA’s Perseverance rover is still rolling across the Martian surface, snapping high-def footage like a pro using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. This latest video was taken on Sol 1688, as the rover continues its mission to search for ancient microbial life in Jezero Crater. It’s not just about pretty rocks: every frame helps scientists understand Mars’ history, climate, and whether it was ever home to life. So yeah, it's dusty, it’s dry... but it’s also science history in the making. Source: Black Holeshow more

🧵 We’ve mapped more of Mars than our own... oceans. But that’s starting to change. A new generation of underwater robots is exploring, inspecting, and even repairing the deep. [Save this thread for later 📌]show more

📍 USA 🇺🇸 Final checks. Focused steps. Ready for... departure. 🇧🇪 The Commanding Officer of 1SQN, Florennes, prepares to take off for Belgium, flying the ferry that will mark the arrival of the F-35. A symbolic step, and the beginning of a new chapter for our Air Force.show more