<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mars Mining Co. News</title><description>Independent space resources news.</description><link>https://www.marsmining.com/</link><item><title>Moon Base rovers will prospect for resources. That&apos;s the real story</title><link>https://www.marsmining.com/news/moon-base-rovers-prospecting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.marsmining.com/news/moon-base-rovers-prospecting/</guid><description>NASA&apos;s Oct. 20 update quietly adds resource prospecting to the rovers&apos; daily work. Whether it means anything depends on the payload list.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MMX is heading for Phobos, and its sample could settle a resource question</title><link>https://www.marsmining.com/news/mmx-phobos-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.marsmining.com/news/mmx-phobos-launch/</guid><description>JAXA&apos;s sample-return mission launched Oct. 19. Whether Phobos is a captured asteroid or Martian debris changes what it&apos;s good for.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Building a Moon base is a procurement story. Watch NASA&apos;s Oct. 23 briefing</title><link>https://www.marsmining.com/news/building-a-moon-base/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.marsmining.com/news/building-a-moon-base/</guid><description>Two SpaceNews episodes and a Friday NASA briefing describe a step-by-step base. Local resources stay a bonus until a mission depends on them.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>