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NASA's Perseverance just completed a marathon on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has reached an impressive new milestone on Mars, completing the equivalent of a full marathon by ...

Scientist who cleaned space toilet on work experience now leading Mars exploration teams

Cleaning a space toilet while on work experience was Claire Parfitt's first introduction to a career away from Earth's orbit.

NASA is looking for four volunteers willing to spend a year inside a simulated Mars mission

Not everyone who wants to go to Mars needs to leave Earth to help get humanity there. NASA is recruiting volunteers to spend ...

Sick of Earth? NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars simulation

For anyone who has ever wondered whether they could handle life on another planet, NASA is offering a chance to find out – ...

NASA is recruiting in Texas for yearlong Mars mission simulation. Here's how to apply

NASA is looking for four volunteers to participate in a yearlong simulated deep-space mission at Johnson Space Center in ...

NASA opens Mars simulation applications: Could you survive a year locked inside a fake spaceship?

NASA is now taking applications for a mission that never leaves the ground. The agency wants four volunteers to spend one ...
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NASA Is Looking for 4 Americans for the Most Complex Mars Mission Simulation Yet

American space agency NASA is bringing together its two main simulation facilities for the Moon and Mars Exploration Analog ...

Rejected by NASA at 14, she took a work placement cleaning a space toilet instead; today, she is leading Mars exploration teams

Claire Parfitt's space career began with a NASA rejection and cleaning a replica toilet. She later joined the National Space ...

From being rejected by NASA at 14, cleaning space toilets to leading Mars mission: How Claire Parfitt made her dream come true

Rejected by NASA at 14, Claire Parfitt persevered to become the European Space Agency's Mars Exploration Study Lead, helping ...
Scientific American

NASA needs volunteers to spend a year locked in a Mars simulation

The space agency has put out a call for its Moon & Mars Exploration Analog, which recreates the challenges of a long-duration ...

Opinion: NASA mulls sending a nuclear-powered Mars rover to the moon

Such a proposal represents outside-the-box thinking for NASA, which is becoming more common under Isaacman’s leadership.
Smithsonian Magazine

‘Life on Mars?’ Is More Than a David Bowie Song—It’s a Question Humans Keep Asking

A former chief historian of NASA reflects on the history and future of Mars exploration Roger D. Launius The original 'Face on Mars' image taken by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter that resembled a human face ...