List of missions to Mars ... This is a list of spacecraft missions (including unsuccessful ones) to the planet Mars, such as orbiters, landers, and rovers. Mission time is often measured in Mars …

Feb 7, 2025 · NASA is advancing many technologies to send astronauts to Mars as early as the 2030s. Here are six things we are working on right now to make future human missions to the …

The first human explorers to visit Mars will lay the groundwork for permanent presence on the surface. Their mission objectives will include surveying local resources, preparing landing …

There are several spacecraft operating at the red planet. Here are all the Mars missions, past and present.

Human missions to Mars have been part of science fiction since the 1880s, and more broadly, in fiction, Mars is a frequent target of exploration and settlement in books, graphic novels, and …

Oct 14, 2025 · Right now, communications with the Red Planet depend on NASA’s Mars Relay Network — a collection of science orbiters repurposed over the years to support surface …

Sep 30, 2025 · For more than 60 years, NASA has pursued answers to one of the biggest questions in science: Was — or is — Mars a habitable world? The key to understanding the …

Oct 9, 2024 · By 2035, NASA plans to explore Mars, building on experiences from lunar missions under the Artemis program. The Mars mission will investigate the planet’s geology, …

Oct 1, 2025 · Despite meeting all objectives of the 10th Starship test in August, SpaceX’s goal of sending the first Starships toward Mars this decade may still be out of reach. Jon Kelvey …

Jan 7, 2025 · NASA has announced it is moving forward with several plans to return rock samples from Mars.