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NASA Wants to Fly Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars for the First Time
Transported aboard the Mars 2020 spacecraft that arrives at the Red Planet on Thursday, the small Ingenuity helicopter will have several challenges to overcome – the biggest being the rarefied Martian atmosphere that is just one percent the density of Earth's.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Set to Land on Mars This Week to Look for Signs of Life
After a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to touch down on Mars on Thursday after first negotiating a risky landing procedure that will mark the start of its multi-year search for signs of ancient microbial life.
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NASA's Pursuit Of Flying A Helicopter On Mars For First Time
More than a century after the first powered flight on Earth, NASA intends to prove it's possible to replicate the feat on another world.
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NASA’s Mars-Bound Spaceship Carrying Perseverance Rover Faces Technical Issues
NASA spaceship Mars 2020, carrying the Perseverance rover, is experience technical difficulties and is running on essential systems only, the agency said. Data indicate the spacecraft had entered a state known as safe mode, likely because a part of the spacecraft was a little colder than expected.
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Mars 2020 Spacecraft's Heat Shield Damaged in Test, but Launch Date Not Affected
The fracture occurred near the shield's outer edge and spans the circumference of the component, NASA said.
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China Planning to Send Rover to Mars by 2020
The Mars vehicle will be larger, tougher and a better climber than "Jade Rabbit" which developed trouble after functioning well in initial stages.
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NASA Wants to Fly Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars for the First Time
Transported aboard the Mars 2020 spacecraft that arrives at the Red Planet on Thursday, the small Ingenuity helicopter will have several challenges to overcome – the biggest being the rarefied Martian atmosphere that is just one percent the density of Earth's.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Set to Land on Mars This Week to Look for Signs of Life
After a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to touch down on Mars on Thursday after first negotiating a risky landing procedure that will mark the start of its multi-year search for signs of ancient microbial life.
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NASA's Pursuit Of Flying A Helicopter On Mars For First Time
More than a century after the first powered flight on Earth, NASA intends to prove it's possible to replicate the feat on another world.
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NASA’s Mars-Bound Spaceship Carrying Perseverance Rover Faces Technical Issues
NASA spaceship Mars 2020, carrying the Perseverance rover, is experience technical difficulties and is running on essential systems only, the agency said. Data indicate the spacecraft had entered a state known as safe mode, likely because a part of the spacecraft was a little colder than expected.
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Mars 2020 Spacecraft's Heat Shield Damaged in Test, but Launch Date Not Affected
The fracture occurred near the shield's outer edge and spans the circumference of the component, NASA said.
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China Planning to Send Rover to Mars by 2020
The Mars vehicle will be larger, tougher and a better climber than "Jade Rabbit" which developed trouble after functioning well in initial stages.
