Planetary Society logo
  • “Exploration is in our nature.” - Carl Sagan

Beyond The Moon

Beyond The Moon
Beyond The Moon The United States has the opportunity to unify and inspire the world's spacefaring nations to create a future brightened by new goals, such as the human exploration of Mars and near-Earth asteroids. Inset: American astronaut Peggy A. Whitson and Russian cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko try out training versions of Russian Orlan spacesuits. Background: The High Resolution Camera on Mars Express took this snapshot of Candor Chasma, Mars, a valley in the northern part of Valles Marineris, on July 6, 2006. Images: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Background: ESA