The milestone, which the MOXIE instrument achieved by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen, points the way to future human exploration of the Red Planet.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures View of Mars’ Belva Crater
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The six-wheeled scientist encountered the crater during its latest science campaign in search of rock samples that...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface
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Filled with rock, the sample tube will be one of 10 forming a depot of tubes that could be...
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First You See It, Then You Don’t: Scientists Closer to Explaining Mars Methane Mystery
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Why do some science instruments detect the gas on the Red Planet while others don’t? Read More
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NASA Leadership Visits JPL, Discusses Climate Change and Mars
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy met with elected officials about Earth science and visited mission...
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NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to Retrieve First Samples From Mars
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The award brings NASA a step closer to the first robotic round trip to bring samples safely to Earth...
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NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First Flight
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Now uncocooned from its protective carbon-fiber shield, the helicopter is being readied for its next steps. Read More
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Flight 41 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 41 Flight date: No earlier than 01/25/2023 Horizontal flight distance (nominal, w/ max divert): 587 feet...
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Flight 59 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 59 Expected flight date: 09/16/2023 Horizontal flight distance: N/A (pop-up flight) Expected flight time: 142.94 seconds Max altitude: 20...