July 23 (UPI) --Planned moon and Mars missions require timely communications and navigation systems, which is prompting NASA officials to request ideas via proposals from U.S. firms. NASA on July 7 ...

NASA has released the final request for proposals for a Mars telecommunications system, confirming requirements that limit ...

NASA is approaching a decisive moment on a Mars telecommunications orbiter that could shape the future of robotic and human exploration. According to Ars Technica, the agency must choose quickly ...

Only companies that worked on the Mars Sample Return program need apply, narrowing the field to a handful of space industry heavyweights. NASA is looking for ways to improve the communications network ...

CNN — (CNN) — Robotic explorers investigating Mars are currently out of touch with space agencies on Earth after hitting a giant communications roadblock. Mission controllers at NASA won’t send any ...

Blue Origin is proposing a version of its Blue Ring spacecraft to serve as a Mars communications satellite. Credit: Blue Origin SALT LAKE CITY — Blue Origin is offering a version of its Blue Ring ...

Just a few days after losing contact with the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, NASA announced that it has regained communications with the plucky little helicopter. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), NASA’s ...

NASA is in communication with its Mars explorers again following last month’s solar conjunction. On Nov. 11, Earth’s orbit and that of Mars aligned so that they were on opposite sides of the Sun, ...