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This wild bioplastic made of algae just aced a Mars pressure test. Can astronauts use it to build on the Red Planet?
"As this type of technology develops, it's going to have spinoff benefits for sustainability technology here on Earth as well ...
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 169 — The Day Mars Died
On Episode 169 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by JPL Chief Engineer Emeritus Rob Manning to look ...
Blue Origin lines up NASA's Mars-bound mission for next New Glenn launch
Blue Origin's first launch of its New Glenn rocket was supposed to send up a pair of Mars-bound satellites for NASA, but ...
CBS News poll: Most Americans favor U.S. returning to moon, going to Mars
There is a lot of public favor for the idea of the U.S. returning to the moon, and also for eventually going to Mars. About ...
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Twin NASA Mars probes will fly on 2nd-ever launch of Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket
A NASA Mars mission's long and winding road to the launch pad is nearing its end. The twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma ...
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24-year-old woman is preparing to become first ever human to go to Mars despite major risk
Alyssa Carson from Baton Rouge already goes by the callsign 'NASA Blueberry' - despite not yet having an affiliation with NASA ...
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Exxon restarts purchases of Mars crude after brief pause over zinc issues, sources say
Oil major Exxon Mobil bought Mars crude for August delivery, two sources said on Wednesday, after briefly halting purchases ...
Mars 'Toxic' Food Dyes in M&M's, Skittles Under Scrutiny—Texas AG
Mars Inc. said it planned to remove food dyes from its products in 2016 but has since said this won't apply to certain treats ...