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Popular Mechanics
August 2009
Aldrin & Noland |
Buzz Aldrin to NASA: U.S. Space Policy Is on the Wrong Track This May, the Obama administration announced it would appoint an independent council of aerospace experts to review NASA's human spaceflight objectives.   |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
William Sweet |
Do We Need to Go to the Moon to Get to Mars? Returning to the moon is not all that technically challenging. What's challenging is to make it an international effort that puts behind past grievances and sets the stage for a truly challenging international mission to Mars. |
Popular Mechanics
September 9, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
5 Ways the Augustine Commission's Report States the Obvious A group of respected aerospace experts spent the entire summer coming up with plans for the future of NASA, and the advice is far from shocking. |
Geotimes
June 2004
Harrison H. Schmitt |
Space Exploration and Development: Why Humans? George Bush's new initiative places the president squarely in support of moving civilization into the solar system and "into the cosmos." |
Geotimes
February 2004
David Applegate |
Grand Plan for Another World NASA's new mission to the Moon and Mars could have significant implications for its mission here on Earth. |
Wired
December 2004
James Cameron |
The Next Giant Leap Buzz Aldrin talks about his walk on the moon and the next step in manned space exploration. |
Wired
December 2004
Andrew Chaikin |
Man vs. Machine Today, decades after the final Apollo mission, we still haven't sent a human back to the moon - or beyond it. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Dissent Grows as Scientists Oppose NASA's New Moon Mission NASA's current plan for manned space exploration is getting dissension from planetary scientists and astronauts. |
Popular Mechanics
September 4, 2007
Jill Tarter |
Where Will the Next 50 Years in Space Take Us? Expert Opinions Leading thinkers from Buzz Aldrin (a robot fan) to Arthur C. Clarke (he wants a sub-orbital joyride) share their thoughts on where space will take us in the half-century ahead. |
Popular Mechanics
February 8, 2010
Rand Simberg |
The New NASA: A Path To Anywhere, And Everywhere The author believes that NASA's new path, outlined by the president's budget, holds promise of real progress. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Susan Hassler |
Why Mars? Why Now? Forty years ago, Apollo astronauts took humanity's first baby step into the cosmos. It's time to take the next one |
Geotimes
May 2003
Friedman & Murray |
We Can All Go to Mars -- The Mars Outpost Proposal Human exploration or robotic? Two leaders of the Planetary Society suggest how to realize a combination through the Mars Outposts proposal. |
Scientific American
November 2007
Robert Zubrin |
Don't Wreck the Mars Program Devoting all the funding to just one mission would be a mistake. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2011
Erico Guizzo |
Planetary Rovers: Are We Alone? Planetary rovers attempt to answer the most profound question in science |
Geotimes
July 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Jetting Through Space President Bush announced on Jan. 4, 2004, his vision to return humans to the moon, Mars and beyond. Without the Cold War era impetus, however, NASA is searching for new ways to motivate development of innovative new vehicles to fly humans to the moon. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2005
Aldrin & Noland |
Roadmap To Mars So far, NASA's plan to reach the red planet has been short on detail. Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin unveils his own step-by-step proposal for mankind's next giant leap. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2005
John Rhea |
The $10 billion NASA market NASA's budget for fiscal year 2006 envisions spending $10 billion for new competitive opportunities with industry, academia, and the agency's own field centers -- with the big-ticket item being the President's plan for returning humans to the Moon and exploring the planets. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Robert Zubrin |
How to Go to Mars--Right Now! Human exploration of Mars doesn't need to wait for advanced rockets, giant spaceships, or lunar base stations |
Popular Mechanics
April 23, 2008
Rand Simberg |
How Clinton, Obama and McCain Could Change U.S. Space Policy: Geek the Vote Guest Analysis What are the chances that a President McCain, Clinton or Obama will support NASA's plan as is? Here's a closer look. |
Wired
July 2001
Tom McNichol |
The New Red Menace Robert Zubrin has a grand plan to turn the fourth planet into humanity's new frontier - within the next 10 years! Welcome to hell on, um, Mars... |
| AskMen.com |
Europe Horns In On Mars By 2016, the U.S. may unite with the European Space Agency for future Mars trips - a move that would mark a significant shift for NASA. |
Fast Company
Daniel Terdiman |
Dream Job Alert! NASA Puts Out Call For New Astronauts NASA today put out a call for new astronauts, including those who might support a future manned mission to Mars. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
NASA Chief Says Mars One Does Not Stand A Chance Without NASA Charles Bolden said that a manned mission to Mars is still a priority for NASA, with the next unmanned robotic rover mission planned to launch in 2020. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
David Noland |
Moon Man: Buzz Aldrin's Advice on NASA's Orion Mission Buzz Aldrin offers his thoughts on the next mission to the moon. |
Geotimes
December 2005 |
Highlights 2005 -- Space Rovers still trucking... New "planetary" neighbors... Back to space... |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
David Noland |
Mission to the Moon: How We'll Go Back -- and Stay This Time From ensuring a safe launch to getting the vehicle back on the ground, here's an inside look at some of the toughest challenges NASA's engineers are now confronting with the new Orion shuttle. |
Adventure
February 2006
Michael Benoist |
Living It: Our Man on Mars NASA's planetary scientist Steve Squyres talks about a new book, a big movie, and what it's like to road trip the Red Planet. |
Chemistry World
August 2009
Richard Corfield |
One giant leap NASA's Apollo missions answered many questions about the Moon - and as NASA unveils plans to return, lunar chemistry will again play a prominent role |
Popular Mechanics
May 26, 2009
Joe P. Hasler |
Is America's Space Administration Over-the-Hill? Next-Gen NASA Forty years ago most of NASA's employees were fresh out of college. Today, less than 20 percent are under the age of 40. As the baby boomers retire, who will get astronauts back to the lunar surface? |
Popular Mechanics
February 2, 2010
Tom Jones |
Launching NASA on a Path to Nowhere: Analysis The president released his FY 2011 budget Monday, and his policy for NASA's human spaceflight program sets the nation on a course to second-class status in space. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
NASA Wants Your Ideas For A Mars Colony The challenge asks for written submissions detailing what astronaut-explorers will need to colonize a new planet -- and the space agency is offering a total of $15,000 in prize money, to be split between three winners. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2005
John Rhea |
President Bush's Space Vision: Is This Trip Necessary? NASA has finally unveiled details about its proposed $104 billion plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2018, but critics detect a demonstrably uncertain sound of this trumpet. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2007
John McHale |
Manned Space Missions, International Space Station, Get Increases in 2008 NASA Budget Request Officials at NASA are looking for increased funding for the International Space Station, manned space systems and other programs that fulfill President Bush's goal of reaching the Moon by the end of the decade. |
Scientific American
August 2007
Jim Bell |
Have Brain, Must Travel Although astronaut missions are much more expensive and risky than robotic craft, they are absolutely critical to the success of our exploration program. |
Wired
May 2003
Tom McNichol |
The Race Back to the Moon Astropreneurs are counting down for a return to Apollo country. The first small step: a satellite atlas of the lunar surface. The next giant leap: ice mining, helium farming, and a launchpad to the solar system. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009 |
India Joins League of Lunar Nations Last November, India reached the moon, the fifth country to do so after the United States, Russia, Japan, and China. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
William Sweet |
Q&A With Sir Martin Sweeting Surrey Satellite's CEO talks about the future of space exploration |
Wired
December 2004
James Cameron |
The Drive to Discover From deep sea exploration to trips into outer space, discovery is worth funding. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Joshua J. Romero |
Mars For The Rest Of Us Better cameras, greater bandwidth, and bigger displays put Mars within reach of armchair explorers and by maximizing what can be done from the ground NASA can make Mars exploration politically sustainable and financially worthwhile. |
Geotimes
June 2004
Naomi Lubick |
To Mars and Beyond The President's Commission on the Moon, Mars and Beyond presented its recommendations to the administration Wednesday morning, on how to proceed with the president's sweeping plan for future space travel. |
Popular Mechanics
December 23, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
NASA'S Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Is Ready for Its April Launch, but Will It Help the U.S. Return to the Moon? The orbiter is more than just another satellite looking at moon rocks -- this mission is one of the first steps in NASA's mission to return humans to the moon, and use the moon as a springboard to reach beyond. |
Popular Mechanics
October 28, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Rooting for NASA's Ares I Rockets: Analysis This week, all eyes were on NASA as it conducted the first flight of the Ares I, the first launch vehicle the agency designed since the Space Shuttle. October also witnessed progress in other space launches |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 1, 2004
Sean Silverthorne |
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science Do the successful Mars missions mean NASA again has the right stuff? Professor Alan MacCormack dissects the space agency's "Faster, Better, Cheaper" program. |
Geotimes
September 2003
Fred Schwab |
Manned Space Exploration: Should We Give it Up? Do the risks of sending humans into space justify the ends? Is it time to de-emphasize "astronaut science," and to concentrate instead on unmanned missions into space |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
David A. Mindell |
The End Of The Cult Of The Astronaut How do you justify human spaceflight? |
Scientific American
October 2007 |
Racing past the Moon Today competition matters less than conquering space. |
Popular Mechanics
March 11, 2009
Tom Jones |
An Astronaut's Letter to President Obama: Six Space Policy Musts Looming decisions facing the president will make or break America's status as the world leader in space. Here is some advice for Obama on what he needs to do to keep NASA on the right trajectory. |
Geotimes
January 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Bush retools space program As the Mars rover Spirit prepares to drive off its platform tonight and into the martian terrain, President Bush prepared the United States to send humans to the red planet and beyond. |
Geotimes
December 2006 |
Top Space News Stories of 2006 Titan's Earthly and Unearthly Features... Space Technologies Fly, Lift and Roll on...Deep Impact Still Impresses... etc. |
Chemistry World
August 2007
Richard Corfield |
Makeshift to Mars The red planet has claimed many a plucky spacecraft. How NASA's latest attempt hopes to overcome the odds with a different approach. |
