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NASA thinks it’s figured out why Mars helicopter crashed
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Crash: Why did the Mars Accident Happen?
"When running an accident investigation from 100 million miles away, you don't have any black boxes!" NASA's Håvard Grip said.
NASA thinks it’s figured out why the Mars helicopter crashed
Relying on remote data, including photographs taken after the flight, the investigators believe that “navigation errors created high horizontal velocities at touchdown,” which most likely resulted in Ingenuity experiencing a “hard impact on the sand ripple’s slope,” causing it to pitch and roll.
After accident on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years
"She still has one final gift for us, which is that she's now going to continue on as a weather station of sorts."
NASA video shows its next Martian helicopter soaring over Mars
After over 70 flights, the Ingenuity helicopter — the first craft to ever make a powered, controlled flight on another planet — crashed in the Martian dunes in January 2024. But its unexpected achievement (engineers hoped it might make five flights) has prompted the conceptual design and planning for what the agency calls its "Mars Chopper."
NASA is investigating the Ingenuity helicopter's final flight on Mars
When the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter finally flew for the last time and went silent, many people thought that would be the last we heard about it. However, NASA engineers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are assessing its final flight right now.
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NASA's Mars exploration plans need 'paradigm shifts' to succeed, report finds
NASA needs to "challenge conventional thinking and look to new and creative solutions for the exploration of Mars."
NASA updates 'Moon to Mars' roadmap for exploring the Red Planet
NASA on Friday issued updates to its "Moon to Mars architecture," its exploration blueprint that includes Artemis missions to the moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet. Among the updates is a decision to use fission power as the primary source of power on the Martian surface to sustain crews,
NASA Outlines Latest Moon to Mars Plans in 2024 Architecture Update
Following an Architecture Concept Review, the 2024 updates include a revision of NASA's Architecture Definition Document which details technical approaches and processes of the ag
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Up and over! NASA's Mars rover Perseverance reaches rim of its Jezero Crater home (video)
NASA's Perseverance rover has summited the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater, a climb of 1,640 vertical feet that took about 3.5 ...
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A NASA rover just conquered a treacherous climb on Mars
The Perseverance rover has reached the top of the Jezero Crater rim on Mars, a hike that rose 1,640 feet — higher than the ...
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Mars Retrograde Is About To Shake Things Up For 2 Months
The current Mars retrograde will push you to slow down and reconnect with your motivations from Dec. 6, 2024 – Feb. 23, 2025.
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Lessons learned from Ingenuity Mars helicopter will play into designs for follow-on craft
Engineers now say they understand the most likely cause of the Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars earlier this year ...
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Mars Seeks at Least $1 Billion of High-Grade Private Debt
Mars Inc. is seeking to raise at least $1 billion through the sale of private debt ahead of its acquisition of foodmaker ...
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China aims to be 1st to bring samples back from Mars
China's planned mission to bring rock samples to Earth from Mars would beat both NASA and the European Space Agency to the ...
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Human settlement of Mars isn't as far off as you might think
Could humans expand out beyond their homeworld and establish settlements on the planet Mars? The idea of settling the red ...
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Life On Mars: Here's why Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Go Ah-sung's Korean drama is a must watch
The mystery drama deals with Detective Han Tae Joo, who gets assigned as the team leader of a serial murder investigation.
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