The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but the mission has been granted an extension to carry on with its other science.
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NASA’s Angie Jackman Works to Develop Rocket That Will Bring Mars Samples to Earth
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Meet the project manager of the first rocket to launch from the surface of another planet, the Mars Ascent...
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Flight 64 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 64 Expeected flight date: 10/27/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 408.435 meters Expected flight time: 124.5 seconds Flight...
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NASA’s Perseverance Studies the Wild Winds of Jezero Crater
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The rover’s weather sensors witnessed daily whirlwinds and more while studying the Red Planet. Read More
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With Goals Met, NASA to Push Envelope With Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
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With three successful flights in the logbook, Ingenuity has demonstrated it is ready for more. Read More
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NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return
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The award moves NASA and ESA a step closer to realizing Mars Sample Return, an ambitious planetary exploration program...
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Perseverance Rover’s SuperCam Science Instrument Delivers First Results
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Data from the powerful science tool includes sounds of its laser zapping a rock in order to test what...
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NASA’s First Weather Report From Jezero Crater on Mars
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Perseverance’s MEDA will help us understand how to prepare astronauts for a future on the Red Planet. Read More
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7 Things to Know About the NASA Rover About to Land on Mars
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The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which has started its approach to the Red Planet, will help answer the next...