American space agency NASA is looking into nickel-titanium as a potential material for future planetary rovers wheels, ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...

Previously, the Mars Sample Return mission had been estimated to cost around 11 billion dollars and would not return a sample until the 2040's, noted Nelson, who said a re-evaluation of the mission ...

NASA and Goodyear are teaming up to create revolutionary tyres for Mars exploration. At NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, engineers tested prototype tyres made with “shape memory alloy” ...

Next time you're driving around on Mars and need to get your tire replaced, chances are good it'll look something like a ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working ...

Kanye West left fans baffled by an out of this world interview where he flashed his $850k titanium teeth and said he was from Mars. The Gold Digger rapper was being interviewed by ...

NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs ...

On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars and began collecting soil, rock, and atmospheric samples in 30 sterile, cigar-sized, titanium tubes. Now, four years later, the entire ...

Source: Mars 2020 Mission by Ken Farley The bit carousel ... Once a sample has been sealed in its titanium sarcophagus, it’s ready to be deposited onto the Martian surface.

Mars Sample Retrieval Lander Concept Illustration ... has been collecting and storing samples in specially designed sealed titanium tubes that are roughly the size of a cigar.

Some of the more notable debris on Mars includes pieces of the Viking landers, heat shields, pieces of insulation and, more recently, parachutes and backshells from rover missions Curiosity and ...