Moscow: After 257 days in a locked steel capsule, an international crew of six researchers on a mock trip to Mars prepared Monday to simulate landing on the Red Planet.

The crew of three Russians, a

Moscow: Russia plans to develop a new super-heavy carrier rocket that will be used to launch piloted spacecraft to Mars.

"The super-heavy carrier rocket will be based on the design of the Angara rock

London: Colonisation of Mars would be faster and cheaper if astronauts behaved like the first settlers to come to North America - not expecting to go home, according to two scientists.

Dirk Schulze-M

Dehra Dun: Former President A P J Kalam today said that India is planning to send its mission to Mars in 2030.

"We hope that we will be able to send the mission to Mars in 2030," he said at a school

Planetary scientists are testing out suits for the first manned missions to Mars — by boldly going to the snow-capped Alps. This is because the scientists believe that conditions under Austria's Kaune