Today the creak of the flagpole overhead accompanied our activities. The Mars Society
Raising the flag
I looked anxiously out of the window of our Twin Otter, scanning the landscape for the Hab, our home for the next month. All I could see was dirt and rock, dirt and rock. I finally got a glimpse of it, ahead and under the wing, but Rod, our pilot, banked the plane sharply, making a practice pass over the dirt landing strip, and the tilt of the aircraft gave me two new views
Much ado about Mars
How risky would a mission to Mars be for astronauts? Does the radiation exposure make the trip too perilous for humans? Readings from a radiation-measuring device aboard NASA
Green light for the Red Planet
Should we send humans to Mars, even if it means developing a new breed of nuclear-powered rocket at a cost of billions of dollars? If it were up to Cosmic Log readers, the verdict would most likely echo these comments from David Knowlton of Tampa, Fla.:
Streakers on Mars
Is there running water on Mars? Presentations at the American Geophysical Union
MSNBC’s Alan Boyle Mentions MarsNews.com
Jim Burk, editor-in-chief of MarsNews.com, sends along a response to a Mars-related item on Friday that referred to claims of a NASA cover-up
The message from Mars
The astronaut stepped onto the red soil of Mars, scanned the horizon for a moment, then looked up through the thin atmosphere, searching for a pale blue dot in the heavens above.

