Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 23, 2021 - On February 18, 2021, NASA's rover Perseverance touched down on the surface of Mars to begin searching for evidence of past life. The success of this touchdown would not have been possible without t
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 22, 2021 - NASA's Perseverance rover has been marking milestones on Mars since landing on the Red Planet in February. Its latest historic accomplishment is the first creation of oxygen from carbon dioxide in t
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 22, 2021 - The growing list of firsts for Perseverance, NASA's newest six-wheeled robot on the Martian surface, includes converting some of the Red Planet's thin, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen.
Washington (AFP) April 22, 2021 - NASA successfully carried out a second flight on Mars on Thursday of its mini helicopter Ingenuity, a 52-second sortie that saw it climb to a height of 16 feet (five meters).
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Apr 21, 2021 - Yesterday at 9pm Australian Eastern standard time, the Ingenuity helicopter - which landed on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February - took off from the Martian surface. More importantly, it h
New York NY (SPX) Apr 21, 2021 - On April 21, 1908, near Earth's North Pole, the Arctic explorer Frederick Albert Cook scrawled in his diary a memorable phrase: We were the only pulsating creatures in a dead world of ice. These w
Beijing (XNA) Apr 21, 2021 - China will announce the name of its first Mars rover on the Space Day of China, which falls on April 24, according to the China National Space Administration. Nanjing, capital city of East Chi
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 21, 2021 - The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter departed Earth for its 293 million mile trip to Mars aboard the Perseverance Rover last July. However, Ingenuity's most important journey was only about 10 feet. That's
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 20, 2021 - NASA's Perseverance rover, searching for evidence of past life on Mars, has completed a 31-Martian-day journey of roughly 3 miles after collecting eight rock-core samples from its first science campaign.
Washington (AFP) April 19, 2021 - NASA is hoping to make history early Monday when the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
Washington (AFP) April 19, 2021 - NASA successfully flew the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars on Monday, according to data and images sent back to Earth.
Washington (AFP) April 19, 2021 - NASA successfully flew its mini helicopter Ingenuity on Mars early Monday, the first powered flight on another planet and a feat the agency likened to our Wright brothers moment.
Washington (AFP) April 19, 2021 - NASA has made history by successfully flying the mini helicopter Ingenuity on Mars, the first powered flight on another planet.
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 17, 2021 - NASA has announced that it is targeting Monday for the first flight of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter.
Washington (AFP) April 17, 2021 - NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter could make its first flight over the Red Planet as soon as Monday, the US space agency reported, following a delay of more than a week due to a possible technical issue.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 16, 2021 - April 16, on the 154th anniversary of Wilbur Wright's birth, the Ingenuity flight team received information that the helicopter was able to complete a rapid spin test. The completion of the full-spe
