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ISRO announces plans to make India the third country to reach Mars, draws inspiration from NASA’s probes
ISRO is all set for the historic Mangalyaan-2 mission where the space agency will land a rover and …
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The success of NASA’s Mars helicopter exploring Martian skies depends on the final five inches
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is doing what no space agency has done bef…
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I pilot NASA's first and only Mars helicopter. My job can be like a video game, but not the kind with a joystick.
Håvard Grip wasn't super into Mars or space as a kid, but now he flies the first interplanetary hel…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Ingenuity has done it again: NASA's Mars helicopter landed in a new spot it had never seen before
Ingenuity had never seen this new airfield before, but it landed safely anyway. The helicopter has …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A mid-air error led NASA's Mars helicopter to tilt wildly back and forth in its latest flight - but it landed safely
Ingenuity lost just one navigation photo, but that made it tilt back and forth in the air on the wa…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aria Be…
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NASA's Mars helicopter will attempt a perilous landing in unknown territory during its first 'bonus' flight this week
Ingenuity has embarked on a fresh mission to scout Martian terrain. Its next flight will take it to…
Aria Bendix
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NASA is giving its Ingenuity helicopter a surprise second mission on Mars
Ingenuity's flights have gone so well that NASA has completely changed its plans. The helicopter ge…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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New photos from Mars: NASA's Ingenuity helicopter stretches its legs, while the Curiosity rover stars in a selfie
Two sets of photos taken on Mars recently showcase NASA's growing efforts to explore the red planet.
Aria Bendix
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NASA's Perseverance rover is preparing to drop a helicopter from its belly and watch it fly on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is set to lift off from the Martian surface in April. It will be a "Wri…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Mars helicopter has made its first appearance on the red planet. It's set to fly within weeks.
The Ingenuity helicopter could pioneer a new way to explore space. In the future, drones may do rec…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA set to deploy its mini helicopter Ingenuity on Mars
In a first, the Perseverance rover on Mars is set to deploy a mini-helicopter named Ingenuity that …
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NASA's Mars helicopter just snapped its first color photo of the red planet. It's expected to fly on Monday.
After NASA's Ingenuity helicopter separated from the Perseverance rover on Mars, it took a photo. O…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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The first-ever space helicopter is approaching Mars in the belly of NASA's rover. It could change how we explore other planets.
The Ingenuity drone was a last-minute addition to NASA's Perseverance rover. Now it's set to fly - …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The first aircraft capable of flight on Mars finally makes contact with NASA after 2 months of radio silence
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter is the first-ever machine capable of powered and controlled flight on…
Katie Hawkinson
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NASA says its Ingenuity Mars helicopter sent a positive status update. As it prepares for the flight, the agency is thinking about future crewed flights to the Red Planet.
NASA said its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter sent a positive status update, saying its batteries and bas…
Kevin Shalvey
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The United Arab Emirates launched a mission to Mars on Sunday. NASA and China are about to follow with their own rovers, an orbiter, and a helicopter.
NASA is planning to send its fifth rover to the red planet. China and the UAE have never been to Ma…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA expects Mars lander to run out of power, ending InSight's historic mission
InSight detected more than 1,300 quakes on Mars, revealing the planet's inner layers for the first …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA has collected its first Mars sample. But it needs $4 billion, 10 years, and new technology to bring the rock to Earth.
The Perseverance rover kicked off its search for signs of ancient microbial Mars life. But to compl…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Perseverance rover just turned CO2 into oxygen. The technology could help astronauts breathe on Mars.
NASA wants to send astronauts to Mars, where the atmosphere is 96% carbon dioxide. An experiment ju…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Watch the first-ever video of a Mars landing from NASA's Perseverance rover
Cameras captured Perseverance's descent and landing, including the moments a 70-foot parachute depl…