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Here's how the Perseverance landing could pave the way for humans on Mars
Tucked in the belly of NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is a golden box that, if all goes well, will turn some of the Red Planet's thin, carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere into sweet, sweet oxygen.
NASA Eyes Wild Space Tech Ideas to Mine the Moon (and Asteroids, Too!)
Two far-off NASA concepts could quickly survey lunar craters for astronauts and help identify mining resources on nearby asteroids.
NASA Awards $100,000 in 3D-Printing Habitat Competition
The first printing segment of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is now complete, and the U.S. space agency has awarded $100,000 to the winning two teams.
Mars Colonists Must 'Live Off the Land': NASA Report
Long-term human colonization of Mars is feasible, as long as Red Planet pioneers "live off the land," a NASA report concludes.
Digging in on Mars! How Astronauts Will Survive and Thrive on the Red Planet
Mars has usable resources such as water ice that could help sustain future expeditionary crews on short missions, or pioneers living permanently on the Red Planet, experts say.
