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NASA's Perseverance rover turns a tiny bit of Mars air into breathable oxygen
On April 20th, Perseverance successfully pulled carbon dioxide from the planet's atmosphere and converted it into oxygen.
NASA's Mars helicopter becomes the first aircraft to fly on another planet
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has completed its initial flight, marking the first time an aircraft has flown on another planet.
NASA will attempt to fly its Mars helicopter on April 19th
NASA now expects to fly its Mars helicopter Ingenuity no earlier than April 19th, with live coverage that morning.
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completes a 'spin test,' moves closer to flight
Completing a spin test means the Ingenuity Mars copter could be a step closer to its first flight.
NASA's Mars copter needs a software update ahead of its flight test
The Ingenuity copter should be ready to fly on Mars after it downloads an update... from 174 million miles away.
NASA plans test flight for Ingenuity prototype helicopter over Mars
The agency announced it plans to test fly the 4-pound prototype helicopter no earlier than April 8th.
Perseverance recording reveals what driving on Mars sounds like
NASA has released an audio recording of the rover's 90-foot drive in Jezero Crater on March 7th, which was captured by its entry, descent and landing (EDL) microphone.
Amazon's 'Good Night Oppy' will tell the story of NASA's Opportunity Mars rover
With Perseverance capturing the imagination of people the world over, Amazon plans to tell the story of one of its predecessors.
The CPU from Apple's iMac G3 is powering NASA's Perseverance rover
When NASA's Perseverance guided itself to the surface of Mars on February 18th, it did so with the help of the same processor that powered the 1998 iMac G3.
NASA’s Perseverance rover carried a family portrait of its robotic siblings to Mars
Like any good piece of high-tech hardware, NASA’s Perseverance rover features an Easter egg hidden in plain sight.
NASA reveals video of Perseverance's landing on Mars
Officials also revealed more images that the rover has captured on the planet's surface.
NASA shares photos from Perseverance's descent to Mars
NASA pulled the image from a video of the rover’s descent that is in the process of being transmitted to Earth.
Watch NASA land the Perseverance rover on Mars live
NASA will attempt to land its most ambitious Mars mission later today.
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NASA's Perseverance rover is on its way to Mars (updated)
The Perseverance rover mission successfully launched and is on its way to Mars.
NASA's Mars 2020 rover and helicopter are nearly ready for launch
Ahead of next week’s launch window opening --wherein NASA will have from July 30th to August 15th to get the mission underway -- The Space Foundation sat down with NASA leadership to discuss the goals, challenges and opportunities afforded by NASA’s ninth mission to the surface of Mars. This time NASA plans to send its most capable rover to date, Perseverance, Zurbuchen continued.
NASA upgrades Australia’s Deep Space Station for future missions to Mars
NASA is in the midst of upgrading Deep Space Station 43 — one of its Deep Space Network’s largest antennas located in Canberra, Australia — to prepare for future missions. The agency’s Deep Space Network is a collection of dishes that make communication with robotic spacecraft possible, and DSS 43 is the only one capable of sending commands to Voyager 2. The agency shut DSS 43 down in early March to equip it with a new X-band frequency cone, which will give it a powerful state-of-the-art transmitter system and highly sensitive receivers.
NASA delays Mars rover launch until at least July 30th
NASA and ULA have postponed the Mars Perseverance rover's launch until July 30th due to launch vehicle delays.
NASA's Mars helicopter is ready for the red planet
NASA is done attaching the Mars helicopter to the Perseverance rover.