The bottom portion of the MAV doesn’t produce oxygen, but it does collect CO 2 from the Martian atmosphere and stores it in liquid form. It does this as one step in producing rocket fuel used ...

In Ridley Scott's "The Martian," the crew of the Ares III head to Mars for an expedition ... Next, Mark synthesizes drinkable water from rocket fuel by dissociating (splitting the molecules ...

In the new sci-fi blockbuster movie "The Martian," there's a critical scene involving rocket fuel and an explosive fireball. The blast happens when astronaut Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon ...

The new study, published in GeoHealth, found that the Martian dust contains silica ... at risk due to radiation exposure during the rocket flight, so any other added hazards could be catastrophic.