Mars entry vehicle aerothermodynamics encapsulates the study of fluid dynamic and thermal phenomena encountered when a spacecraft penetrates the thin, predominantly CO₂ atmosphere of Mars. This field ...

A development motor based on the second-stage solid rocket motor design for NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle undergoes testing March 29, 2023, at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Elkton, Maryland. The ...

NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) recently reached some major milestones in support of the Mars Sample Return program. The Mars Ascent Vehicle would be the first launch of a rocket from the surface of ...

FORGET the latest tarmac-tearing Lambo or racy EV – space cars are on the horizon, and we’re already seeing what they’ll look ...

A scale model of the Mars Ascent Vehicle is loaded by Wind Tunnel Test Engineer Sam Schmitz into the trisonic wind tunnel at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center for testing. The 14-by-14-inch tunnel ...

Kevin Olsen in an employee of the University of Oxford and receives funding from the UK Space Agency in support of Mars science. It is difficult to emphasise the significance of the milestone ...

Pioneering research carried out by Kingston University is helping to pave the way for a manned mission to Mars. A project team based at the University’s School of Engineering has developed a robotic ...