Feb 7, 2025 · NASA is advancing many technologies to send astronauts to Mars as early as the 2030s. Here are six things we are working on right now to make future human missions to the Red Planet …

List of missions to Mars ... This is a list of spacecraft missions (including unsuccessful ones) to the planet Mars, such as orbiters, landers, and rovers. Mission time is often measured in Mars sols, solar …

The first human explorers to visit Mars will lay the groundwork for permanent presence on the surface. Their mission objectives will include surveying local resources, preparing landing surfaces, setting up …

Nov 5, 2025 · Learn about past and upcoming Mars missions, NASA's role in Mars exploration, and the future of human space travel, including technological innovations and challenges.

There are several spacecraft operating at the red planet. Here are all the Mars missions, past and present.

Sep 17, 2025 · This new process builds trust among scientists and helps set clearer expectations for what Artemis IV—and subsequent missions—can deliver, both in lunar science and in preparing for …

3 days ago · Between 1960 and 1980 the exploration of Mars was a major objective of both the U.S. and Soviet space programs. U.S. spacecraft successfully flew by Mars (Mariners 4, 6, and 7), orbited the …

Feb 3, 2026 · NASA’s Mars Exploration Program will focus the next two decades on its science-driven systemic approach on these strategic goals: exploring for potential life, understanding the geology …

Human missions to Mars have been part of science fiction since the 1880s, and more broadly, in fiction, Mars is a frequent target of exploration and settlement in books, graphic novels, and films. The …

2 days ago · In 2016, Musk unveiled plans to send at least a million humans to Mars and establish a self-sustaining city there, estimating that the first human mission could take place in 2024.