NASA has quietly taken a major step toward crewed missions to Mars by selecting four people to live and work in a sealed, ...

NASA and America Makes jointly launched a $2.25 million competition to design a 3D-printed home for astronauts on Mars at last week’s Bay Area Maker Faire. The hope is that 3D printing and the ...

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The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth.The four volunteer crew members spent more than 12 months inside NASA's first simulated Mars ...

Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds and clothing. Anything else would have to come ...