The name "Mars" is the Latinized (Roman) version of the Greek god Ares, the god of war. In Greek mythology, Deimos and Phobos were Ares' sons, who would accompany him onto the battlefield.

NASA planned to use the Ares I and V in tandem to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars. Crews would be sent using the Ares I, a two-stage rocket capable of delivering 56,000 lbs (25,400 kg ...

To the Greeks, Ares was seen as the harbinger of doom; to the gods, he was an unpredictable menace. However, from the view of his most favored Romans, Mars/Ares was seen as the mythological ...

Click here for video of the launch. Successful flight test is step toward launching NASA’s human spaceflight future By John Molene Rather than a small step, last week’s launch of the ...