Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced Friday that the company's massive Starship rocket is set to depart for Mars at the end of 2026, ...

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Scientists from the LASSIE project with their quadruped robot at White Sands National Park, New Mexico in August. The quadruped robot was able to scout and train autonomously. The work is part of NASA ...

If flights to Mars with the robot are successful, he said, ships with humans could be sent in 2029 NEW YORK, March 15. /TASS/. US businessman Elon Musk has announced the launch of Starship spacecraft ...

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After a seven month trip to Mars, the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity drone helicopter are set to land shortly before 4 p.m. ET Thursday February 18. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, ...