Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly rocks like the one the rover encountered on its first sampling attempt.
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NASA’s Perseverance Team Assessing First Mars Sampling Attempt
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The rover continues to explore Jezero Crater while the team assesses today’s activities. Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time
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The first trek of the agency’s largest, most advanced rover yet on the Red Planet marks a major milestone...
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NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle Continues Progress Toward Mars Sample Return
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The first rocket launch from the surface of another planet will be accomplished using two solid rocket...
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Adds New Stops to Its Virtual Tour
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Now you can see the Mars Yard up close, roam the world-class Microdevices Lab, visit the shop where spacecraft...
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NASA, UAE Mars Missions Agree to Share Science Data
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NASA’s MAVEN mission and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe mission are paving the way toward greater scientific collaboration...
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Autonomous Systems Help NASA’s Perseverance Do More Science on Mars
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A computer pilot helps NASA’s six-wheeled geologist as it searches for rock samples that could be brought...
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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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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Spots Gear That Helped Perseverance Rover Land
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Eyeing some of the components that enabled the rover to get safely to the Martian surface could provide valuable...
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