Seven minutes of harrowing descent to the Red Planet is in the not-so-distant future for the agency’s Mars 2020 mission.
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Flight 49 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 49 Flight date (no earlier than): 03/29/2023 Horizontal distance: feet 893.9 feet (272.5 meters) Flight time: 135.47 seconds...
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Sensors Prepare to Collect Data as Perseverance Enters Mars’ Atmosphere
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Technology will collect critical data about the harsh entry environment during Perseverance’s entry next Thursday. Read More
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NASA’s Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low
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Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position...
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Flight 54 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 54 Expected Flight date: 08/03/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 0 (pop-up flight) Flight time: 24.62 seconds Flight altitude:...
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NASA Will Inspire World When It Returns Mars Samples to Earth in 2033
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This advanced mission architecture will include two sample recovery helicopters. Read More
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Flight 38 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight number: 38 Date of flight: NET Dec. 24 Flight duration: 68 seconds Horizontal flight distance: 344 feet (105...
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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 58 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 58 Expected flight date: 09/11/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 171.38 meters Flight time: 129.8 seconds Flight altitude:...
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