Most people are likely to believe that life is possible somewhere else in the universe. So far, life has not been discovered anywhere outside our planet. However, signs that life is certain to develop on the red planet at some point in the future, is without doubt. As Earth may not always be the planet of choice forever.
The Mars Pathfinder is part of NASA’s discovery program whose motto is “cheaper, faster and better” exploration programs. It consists of low cost spacecrafts and frequent launches. The mission cost one fifteenth of the cost of one of the viking missions.
The Mars Pathfinder was launched on December 4, 1996 and landed on an ancient flood [...]
Mars Climate Orbiter Launched on December 11, 1998 and reached Mars on September 23, 1999. Unfortunately, this was one of the failed Martian missions. It’s main objective was to study the water ice on the polar caps and how it behaves during weather changes and study the weather and atmospheric changes on the red planet. [...]
Mars Polar Lander is part of the Mars Surveyor program whose main goal is to study the climate and atmosphere in Mars and of course search for water and possibility of life.
Mars Polar Lander was launched on January 3, 1999 at Cape Canaveral air Station in Florida. Unfortunately the lander got lost when it arrived [...]