When NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took flight on Mars in April 2021, it marked a historic moment in space exploration. This small, solar-powered rotorcraft became the first aircraft to achieve ...
It was a routine flight for the rotorcraft, which had proved that powered, controlled flight was possible on another planet, ...
Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars Helicopter, surpassed expectations as the first aircraft to operate on another planet. Despite being designed for five test flights over 30 days, it completed 72 flights across ...
An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working ...
NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a ...
NASA unveils a groundbreaking approach to bring Martian rock samples back to Earth by 2026, introducing competition between ...
One of the big firsts in 2024 came from SpaceX as it finally managed to fly its Starship into space without blowing up.
Two new potential strategies for returning crucial samples from Mars to Earth by the 2030s are now on the table, according to ...
NASA will update the public on the Mars Sample Return mission during a press conference on January 7, 2025. The agency aims to reduce costs, risks, and mission complexity, following significant ...
When NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took flight on Mars in April 2021, it marked a historic moment in space exploration. This ...