Russia perhaps is still entertaining the possibility that the moons of Mars might have access to ice or water.

Instead of planning the retirement of the Space Shuttle program, America should be preparing the shuttles for their next step in space: evolving, not shutting them down and laying off thousands of people.

One of the major problems with long-term deep space human flight is the requirement for radiation shielding.

I think it's inevitable that there will be Earthlings establishing a presence on Mars. And I would say that it would certainly take place by 2050 or shortly thereafter.

This is the LM pilot. I'd like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in, whoever and wherever they may be, to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of the past few hours and to give thanks in his or her own way.

Unfortunately, kids are led to believe things are easier to achieve than they really are.

It's time to open the space frontier to citizen explorers.