The craft’s April 25 flight was conducted at speeds and distances beyond what had ever been previously demonstrated, even in testing on Earth.
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With First Martian Samples Packed, Perseverance Initiates Remarkable Sample Return Mission
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NASA, along with the European Space Agency, is developing a campaign to return the Martian samples to Earth. Read...
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NASA Invites Public to Take Flight With Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
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The helicopter is scheduled to lift off close to the end of the day on April 11. Read More
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Flight 37 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight number: 37 Date of flight: NET Dec. 17 Flight duration: 49 seconds Horizontal flight distance: 180 feet (55...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Hightails It to Martian Delta
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The rover’s self-driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as it begins a record-breaking series of...
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My Favorite Martian Image: Helicopter Scouts Ridge Area for Perseverance
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A member of the Perseverance rover’s science team explains why the aerial image offers science advantages over ground-level images....
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NASA Begins Testing Robotics to Bring First Samples Back From Mars
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Engineers are developing the crucial hardware needed for a series of daring space missions that will be carried out...
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Hear Audio From NASA’s Perseverance As It Travels Through Deep Space
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The first to be rigged with microphones, the agency’s latest Mars rover picked up the subtle sounds of its...
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New Study Challenges Long-Held Theory of Fate of Mars’ Water
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The new science results indicate that a large quantity of the Red Planet’s water is trapped in its crust...