Mars

Elon Musk, Starship, and the Martian Dream

If there is one name among the few who excite the minds of space exploration futurists it is that of Elon Musk. In particular, his plan to send humans to Mars incites most curiosity and, indeed, incredulity. But there is no doubting his ambition. The blog of February this year looked at Spaceships and SpaceX:…

Perseverance on Mars

Introduction It seems that every time we land on Mars the search for water and life gets stronger. The well-named Perseverance spacecraft is no exception. The vehicle is a car-sized rover designed to explore the crater Jezero as part of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission. It was made by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched on…

Spaceships and SpaceX

Introduction You have to admire the drive and enthusiasm of Elon Musk and his team in developing their own way to future space flight. The pictures of the shiny SN 9 Starship and its partner SN10 remind me of 1950’s science fiction novel book covers. The view of SN9 and SN10 next to each other…

Bizarre Mars

Bizarre Mars This is bizarre Mars. We’re back on the red planet this month, and a look at the more bizarre [and sometimes humorous] claims currently made about some of the latest photographs we are getting from our near neighbor. Life on Mars There is no doubt in my mind that we will probably find…