This low-cost mission is still only getting started, and it's taking bigger risks than typical big-ticket NASA missions.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced its two Explorer-class ...

"How do you get to Mars when the launch vehicle is not necessarily going to Mars?" ...

The maneuver was scheduled for much earlier but was delayed on account of lower-than-expected thrust during burn attempts.

NASA’s ESCAPADE spacecraft completed its second trajectory correction maneuver, setting up an Earth-proximity orbit before a 2026 Mars flyby, according to NASA reports.

There’s a lot of energy right now around taking big leaps with deep-space missions, as sustained lunar activity and Mars exploration gain momentum. Commercial players are leading, but major leaps ...

NASA has launched its latest mission to study Mars, with a little push from Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin. Hitching a ride on a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket, NASA's pair of Escapade (Escape ...

Rocket Lab had its most successful year to date in 2025, with its Electron rocket completing 21 successful flights and the company racking up several new industry contracts. One such contract is with ...

Sending anything to Mars is a much more difficult process than it seems. In the 1960s, the Soviet Union tried (and failed) in its first nine consecutive attempts, and the US was only able to succeed ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College (THE CONVERSATION) After a yearslong series of setbacks ...