Expected flight date: 12/09/2023
Horizontal flight distance: 828 meters
Expected flight time: 146.56 seconds
Flight altitude: 16 meters
Heading: Northeast (out & back flight)
Max flight speed: 10 m/s
Goal of flight: Flight Test
Airfield: Same
As the rover has continued to ascend Mount Sharp, it’s found distinctive benchlike rock formations. Read More
Striking rock formations documented by the rover provide evidence of a drying climate in the Red Planet’s ancient past....
Flight number: 35 Date of flight: NET Dec. 3 Flight duration: 52.22 seconds Horizontal flight distance: 50 feet (15 meters) ...
A new NASA paper provides the most detailed map to date of near-surface water ice on the Red Planet....
The rotorcraft provided rover scientists an aerial perspective of an interesting rocky outcrop. Read More
The first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet has garnered an award whose past recipients make...
The Mars lander’s seismometer has picked up vibrations from four separate impacts in the past two years. Read More
Exploring a sediment-rich location in this Mars delta offers tantalizing opportunities for the six-wheeler’s science team. Read...