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China’s ‘Zhurong’ Rover Is About to Land on Mars
Artist’s impression of the Tianwen-1 lander. Image: Xinhua Later today, China will attempt to become just the second country to…
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abigail allwood
With Ingenuity Out of the Way, Perseverance Rover Gets Cracking on Real Martian Science
Rocks imaged last month by Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS As NASA’s little helicopter whirred off to its new airfield on Mars,…
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astronautics
Ingenuity Helicopter Nails 5th Flight and Begins New Mission
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s fifth flight was captured on May 7, 2021 by one of the navigation cameras aboard the…
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david mimoun
First Audio of NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Flying on Mars
Ingenuity’s first flight was a simple hover.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS ( (Fair Use) A microphone on NASA’s Perseverance rover has managed to…
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Not Everyone Is Getting Great Service With Starlink
This long-exposure image shows a trail of a group of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay.Photo: Mariana Suarez/AFP (Getty Images)…
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Blue Origin Announces Launch Date for First Crewed Flight
The interior of the New Shepard crew capsule. Image: Blue Origin After years of delays, Blue Origin says it’s finally…
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dave lavery
In Third Flight, Ingenuity Goes Beyond All Tests Done on Earth
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter can be seen hovering during its third flight on April 25, 2021, as seen by the…
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discovery and exploration of the solar system
These Are Ingenuity’s First Color In-Flight Photos of Mars
This is the first color image of the Martian surface taken by an aerial vehicle while it was aloft. The…
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akihiko hoshide
How to Watch Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Mission to the ISS
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2, as photographed during a training session. From left are, Mission Specialist Thomas Pesquet of the ESA, Pilot…
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See New Footage of Ingenuity’s Remarkable Rise and Successful Landing
The helicopter performed an on-ground spin-up test of its rotors earlier this month.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech (Fair Use) Ten vertical feet and…
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