NASA Says Human Landing on Mars on Track for 2030s

The U.S. space agency’s head of human space exploration has outlined broad brush plans to put humans on Mars in the 2030s. William H. Gerstenmaier, NASA’s associate administrator for human exploration and operations, likened the steps the agency is taking to the Mercury and Gemini programs, both of which were building blocks toward putting men on the Moon with the Apollo missions. Wednesday, before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee, Gerstenmaier...

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