New Astronaut Training and Mars Base 1 at KSC Visitor Complex Offers Incredible Experience

By Mike Killian, on February 13th, 2018

Performing some tasks on an ISS truss in a microgravity trainer at the new Astronaut Training Experience (ATX) at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Photo: Alan Walters / AmericaSpace

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSVC) recently opened its new Astronaut Training Experience (ATX) Center, giving the public a really fun and interesting interactive […]

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Lockheed Unveils Plans for Orbiting Mars Base Camp and Lander Within 10 Years

By Mike Killian, on September 28th, 2017

Mars Base Camp is Lockheed Martin’s vision for sending humans to Mars in about a decade. The Mars surface lander called the Mars Accent Descent Vehicle (MADV) is a single-stage system that uses Orion systems as the command deck. It could allow astronauts to explore the surface for two weeks at a time […]

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Back to the Moon? New House Bill Defunds NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission

By Paul Scott Anderson, on May 25th, 2016

Artist’s conception of the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM). The new House bill directs NASA to bypass this mission and return to the Moon instead, before going to Mars. Image Credit: NASA

Sending human astronauts to Mars is a dream shared by many, but there are still challenges to overcome and the question of […]

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