March is here, and it brings with it a lot of space news. On Mars, Perseverance is busy with a lot of firsts, even as Insight says goodbye to an old friend. In Texas, SpaceX keeps churning out test vehicles as the SLS program readies for a second hot fire test. Elsewhere, China and Russia join forces to build a lunar space station.

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NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time | NASA

Images from the Mars Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars

Location Map for Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars

Octavia E. Butler: NASA names the Perseverance rover's landing spot for the author - CNN

NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return | NASA

NASA InSight’s ‘Mole’ Ends Its Journey on Mars | NASA

Russia partners with China for lunar space station - The Verge

SpaceX's SN10 Starship prototype lands after epic test launch — but then explodes | Space

SpaceX reveals the grand extent of its starport plans in South Texas | Ars Technica

SpaceX acquires former oil rigs to serve as floating Starship spaceports - NASASpaceFlight.com

Green Run Update: Engineers Repair Valve for Mid-March Hot Fire Test – Artemis

Mammoth Artemis I Rocket Boosters Stacked on Mobile Launcher – Artemis

NASA's new race to put a woman on the moon - 60 Minutes - CBS News

SpaceX Should Build NASA's Rockets Amid $20bn SLS Cost: Ex-NASA Administrator Lori Garver

NASA | Exploration Systems Suppliers in America

Allan McDonald, Who Refused To Approve Shuttle Challenger Launch, Dead At 83 : NPR