Tens of millions of people watched the extraordinary landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars, but few with as much interest as Maxence Abela, a 23-year-old computer and IT student at Epitech, a graduate school for information and new technologies in Paris.He describes himself as a big fan of space exploration, so he listened in when NASA official...
Chris Herd plans to be in his living room in Edmonton on Thursday but his heart will be on Mars.The University of Alberta planetary geologist — one of a select team of scientists working with NASA — hopes to watch the successful touchdown of the Perseverance Rover, a probe designed to eventually bring back rocks from the red planet that could revea...
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Nearly two years ago, then-NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine made a remarkable appearance before a Senate committee to discuss US leadership in space. He was feeling the pressure to keep deadlines—something NASA struggles to do given the scope and complexity of its pr...