The small rotorcraft’s horizons were expanded on its second flight.
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NASA’s MAVEN Continues to Advance Mars Science and Telecommunications Relay Efforts
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With a suite of new national and international spacecraft primed to explore the Red Planet after their arrival next...
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NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter to Begin New Demonstration Phase
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The Red Planet rotorcraft will shift focus from proving flight is possible on Mars to demonstrating flight operations 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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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars
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The mission’s first two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – could help scientists better understand the...
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Say Cheese on Mars: Perseverance’s Selfie With Ingenuity
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NASA’s newest Mars rover used a camera on the end of its robotic arm to snap this shot of...
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NASA’s Curiosity Reaches Mars Ridge Where Water Left Debris Pileup
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Believed to be a remnant of powerful ancient debris flows, Gediz Vallis Ridge is a destination long...
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NASA Confirms Thousands of Massive, Ancient Volcanic Eruptions on Mars
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Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of “super eruptions,” the biggest...
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Flight 60 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 60 Expected flight date: 09/25/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 326.493 meters Expected flight time: 124.18 seconds Max altitude: 16 meters Heading: NW...