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Mars Ingenuity flight scheduled for Monday, NASA says
Apr 17, 2021 (UPI)
A press release from the agency said the helicopter is now scheduled to attempt to fly about 3:30 a.m. EDT, and that data from the flight will return to Earth a...
Two paths to first flight on Mars
Apr 16, 2021 (JPL)
How did we get to this milestone? As with any engineering challenge, there are multiple approaches that are considered. In this case, the team has been working ...
Space agencies plan to launch Mars sample return spacecraft by 2026
Apr 16, 2021 (UPI)
The Mars rover Perseverance, which landed on the planet Feb. 18, will drill rock samples in an ancient river delta. Such a location, once flowing with water, is...
NASA SpaceX Crew-2 'Go' for April 22 Launch
Apr 16, 2021 (SPX)
Crew-2 mission astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and ESA (European ...
Work progresses toward Ingenuity's First Flight on Mars
Apr 14, 2021 (JPL)
This software update will modify the process by which the two flight controllers boot up, allowing the hardware and software to safely transition to the flight ...
NASA delays Mars helicopter flight again for software update
Apr 13, 2021 (UPI)
The flight had been planned for Thursday and then delayed to Sunday. NASA didn't immediately set a new target date for the flight. "Our best estimate of a targe...
CO2 mitigation on Earth and magnesium civilization on Mars
Apr 11, 2021 (SPX)
The capture and conversion of CO2 (from fuel gas or directly from the air) to methane and methanol simply using water as a hydrogen source under ambient conditi...
NASA delays Mars copter flight for tech check
Apr 10, 2021 (AFP)
Ingenuity's trip, which is to be the first-ever powered, controlled flight on another planet, was set for Sunday but is now on hold until at least April 14. A h...
Mars didn't dry up in one go
Apr 09, 2021 (SPX)
Using the telescope on the ChemCam instrument to make detailed observations of the steep terrain of Mount Sharp at a distance, a French-US team headed by Willia...
NASA space copter ready for first Mars flight
Apr 09, 2021 (AFP)
The current plan for the first-ever attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet is for the four-pound (1.8 kilogram) helicopter, dubbed the Ingenuit...
Perseverance's take selfie with Ingenuity
Apr 08, 2021 (JPL)
Perseverance's selfie with Ingenuity was stitched together from 62 individual images taken while the rover was looking at the helicopter, then again while it wa...
Odyssey marks 20 years of mapping Mars
Apr 08, 2021 (JPL)
But it's done far more than that, uncovering troves of water ice, serving as a crucial communications link for other spacecraft, and helping to pave the way not...
Mars helicopter Ingenuity performs well before first flight
Apr 07, 2021 (UPI)
NASA plans to broadcast the results of that first flight at 3:30 a.m. EDT Monday after the helicopter transmits data and images to Perseverance, which will send...
NASA's First Weather Report from Jezero Crater on Mars
Apr 07, 2021 (SPX)
The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) system aboard NASA's Perseverance rover first powered on for 30 minutes Feb. 19, approximately one day after the...
NASA's Curiosity team names Martian hill that serves as mission gateway
Apr 06, 2021 (SPX)
The inspiration for the name is award-winning scientist Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez; he died on Jan. 28, 2021, from complications related to COVID-19. A leading ast...
NASA's Mars Helicopter Survives First Cold Martian Night on Its Own
Apr 06, 2021 (JPL)
Evening temperatures at Jezero Crater can plunge as low as minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 90 degrees Celsius), which can freeze and crack unprotected elect...
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter survives first night alone on Mars
Apr 06, 2021 (AFP)
The ultra-light aircraft was dropped on the surface on Saturday after detaching from the belly of the Perseverance rover, which touched down on the Red Planet o...
Rover drops off Mars Helicopter Ingenuity for first flight on Mars
Apr 04, 2021 (JPL)
This heater keeps the interior at about 45 degrees F through the bitter cold of the Martian night, where temperatures can drop to as low as -130F. That comforta...
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars' surface ahead of flight
Apr 04, 2021 (AFP)
The ultra-light aircraft had been fixed to the belly of the Perseverance rover, which touched down on the Red Planet on February 18. "MarsHelicopter touchdown c...
InSight detects two sizable quakes on Mars
Apr 02, 2021 (JPL)
Studying marsquakes is one way the InSight science team seeks to develop a better understanding of Mars' mantle and core. The planet doesn't have tectonic plate...
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