“How do we use aerial mobility in the future on Mars, to help not just robotic exploration, but to help human exploration?”
Ellen Stofan
Smithsonian
More Space Content From Aviation Week & Space Technology
May 18, 2017
Don’t count on a big defense spending increase this year; report finds SLS NASA’s deadline rush cost millions, and the fight over air traffic control continues.
May 17, 2017
Finding usable water on the Moon would boost space exploration, but extracting it is likely to be a challenge.
May 17, 2017
From the big rockets for human spaceflight to the swarms of tiny cubesats revolutionizing data and bandwidth, the space economy is making a name for itself.
May 12, 2017
An analysis from space industry boosters in Washington seems aimed at the future, but really it is a warning about not repeating the past.
May 12, 2017
A series of diamond shapes over the ocean—areas where there is no air traffic—signals room for improvement in cruise efficiency for airlines.
May 11, 2017
Nuclear-powered probe on track to get closest look yet at Kuiper Belt Object.
May 10, 2017
Whether it is found in our Solar System or another one, discovery of another life form will mean we are not unique in the universe, and probably not even rare.
May 05, 2017
In this week’s Washington Outlook: Republicans lobby for end to defense budget limits, SpaceX seeks regulatory changes for broadband constellation and will the airlines regulate themselves?