acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

ACM Careers

Going to the Red Planet


View as: Print Mobile App Share:
Michael Hecht, MIT

Michael Hecht of MIT's Haystack Observatory will lead development of the MOXIE instrument that will fly on the Mars 2020 mission.

Credit: Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT

Whenever the first NASA astronauts arrive on Mars, they will likely have MIT to thank for the oxygen they breathe—and for the oxygen needed to burn rocket fuel that will launch them back home to Earth.

From MIT News Office
View Full Article

 


 

No entries found

Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account