The first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet has garnered an award whose past recipients make up a timeline of aerospace innovation and achievement.
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20 Years After Landing: How NASA’s Twin Rovers Changed Mars Science
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This month marks the 20th anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity’s landing on Mars, part of a mission...
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Flight 56 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 56 Expected Flight date: 08/25/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 418 meters Flight time: 136 seconds Flight altitude:...
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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...
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Flight 35 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight number: 35 Date of flight: NET Dec. 3 Flight duration: 52.22 seconds Horizontal flight distance: 50 feet (15 meters) ...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Begin Building Martian Sample Depot
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The 10 sample tubes being dropped on Mars’ surface so they can be studied on Earth in...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes Mars Sample Depot
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Ten sample tubes, capturing an amazing variety of Martian geology, have been deposited on Mars’ surface so...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Intriguing Martian Bedrock
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Exploring a sediment-rich location in this Mars delta offers tantalizing opportunities for the six-wheeler’s science team. Read...
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