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NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance is all set to launch today — interesting facts you may not already know
The Mars Perseverance rover is all set to take off from the National Aeronautics and Space Administ…
Prabhjote Gill
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NASA engineers expected their Mars helicopter to crash after 5 liftoffs. It just landed its 15th flight.
Engineers weren't sure if NASA's Ingenuity helicopter would even lift off on Mars. But the drone ha…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Mars helicopter took flight for the first time, opening the door for a new generation of space drones
The Perseverance rover carried Ingenuity to Mars in its belly, and now the space drone has flown. I…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The first flight of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars is delayed at least a week because its software needs a tweak
NASA says it will set a new flight date next week. Ingenuity engineers are working on a minor softw…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA’s Mars-bound spaceship is in 'safe mode' but the agency isn't too worried
The US space agency explains that ‘safe mode’ is when everything else except for the essential s…
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NASA delays Mars helicopter flight after a crucial rotor-blade-spinning test ended abruptly
Ingenuity was supposed to spin its blades at full speed on Friday, but a "watchdog" timer that iden…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Ingenuity Mars helicopter's blades are spinning ahead of its first flight - making the NASA team 'nervous and excited'
"I'm feeling a lot of emotions": NASA's Ingenuity engineers are getting antsy for their helicopter'…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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What is it like to drive the Perseverance rover remotely? A NASA engineer explains the challenges of piloting the vehicle's journey across Mars.
A NASA Perseverance rover driver explains what it's like driving a nuclear-powered machine during a…
Zahra Tayeb
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NASA's Mars rover landed in the perfect place to hunt for alien fossils: an ancient lake bed called Jezero Crater
Perseverance will scour mud and clay in Jezero's river delta and shorelines for signs of microbe co…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Space 2021: All the Mars landings, eclipses, astronaut flights, rocket launches, and other big missions to look for this year
In 2021, we'll see nine meteor showers. Boeing and SpaceX should launch humans into orbit, and NASA…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Susie N…
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10 Things in Politics: GOP insiders on Trump's 2024 chances
A peek at Insider's latest GOP power rankings. Plus, how Kamala Harris is helping her aides land pl…
Brent D. Griffiths
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10 Things in Politics: 125 of Trump's top enablers
Insider's exclusive database of the 125 people and businesses behind Trump's rise. Plus, another co…
Brent D. Griffiths
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President Obama just named his favorite movie of the year - here's why his pick is so great
In short, it's inspiring. And not in a "gee, wouldn't it be cool if we had warp drives or teleporta…
Kelly Dickerson
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'The Martian' is the best space sci-fi movie of my time
In short, it's inspiring. And not in a "gee, wouldn't it be cool if we had warp drives or teleporta…