Another Mars Mission on the Horizon, Rocket Lab Will Design the Spacecraft

Mars starts to feel like a second home already, with the plethora of space missions planned to explore the Red Planet’s environment. Two more spacecraft are scheduled to fly to Mars in 2024 and they will be designed by Rocket Lab. US aerospace company Rocket Lab will design two Photon spacecraft for NASA, to go on a scientific mission to Mars, as part of its SIMPLEx (Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration) program.&... (continue reading...)