Musk has his sights on Mars, saying he wants to establish a permanent, self-sustaining human colony of one million people on the red planet by 2050. SpaceX is helping him toward that goal.

Baac3nes/Getty, Michael M. Santiago/Getty, NurPhoto/Getty, Blue Origin, Tyler Le/BI ... That means a space or Mars colony would need artificial gravity to keep residents healthy.

Blue Origin wins an order from NASA for launch of Mars magnetosphere mission by Alan Boyle on February 9, 2023 at 5:59 pm February 10, 2023 at 12:17 pm Share 71 Tweet Share Reddit Email ...

A robotic colony on Mars might seem like far-fetched science fiction, but so was the Moonshot. Private institutions like SpaceX and Blue Origin have laid the foundation for success.

A Blue Origin spokesperson did not respond to questions from Ars. Mars launch windows typically come every 26 months, so if ESCAPADE isn't off the ground in late 2024, the next launch opportunity ...

Illustration of the ESCAPADE spacecraft in orbit around Mars. A new mission to Mars will be launched by Blue Origin’s yet-to-be-tested New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, NASA announced Thursday. The ...

As Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin prepares for the first launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral this year, the company has taken time to voice concerns over future launches of competitor… ...

The inaugural flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, which will send NASA's two-satellite ESCAPADE mission toward Mars, will launch no earlier than Oct. 13.

Blue Origin shifts its plans for New Glenn rocket after NASA postpones Mars mission by Alan Boyle on September 6, 2024 at 6:29 pm September 6, 2024 at 6:29 pm Share 22 Tweet Share Reddit Email ...

A Blue Origin LLC mission to send satellites to Mars will be delayed until at least early 2025 over concerns about whether the Jeff Bezos-backed firm would be ready to launch as planned this year.

Blue Origin has not announced the payload for the second New Glenn launch, and Limp said the company has a “couple of different options” for it. “We sort of treat the first three flights as ...

A robotic colony on Mars might seem like far-fetched science fiction, but so was the Moonshot. Private institutions like SpaceX and Blue Origin have laid the foundation for success.