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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.
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 may finally know why Ingenuity crashed earlier this year
A new NASA report finally reveals the most likely cause behind the tragic crash of the Mars helicopter, Ingenuity.
Ingenuity: How remains of humanity’s first Mars helicopter will help NASA
The investigation suggests that a failure in Ingenuity's navigation system led to a hard landing, causing the mission to end.
NASA explains why Mars helicopter Ingenuity crashed on its 72nd flight
The first aircraft to achieve a powered, controlled flight on another planet, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, crashed on Mars 11 months ago when its navigation system became befuddled by a bland, featureless stretch of terrain and slammed so hard into the Martian surface that the tips of its rotor blades snapped.
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.
After crashing on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years
Ingenuity may never fly above the surface of Mars again, but the downed helicopter is otherwise healthy and could serve as a weather station for decades, JPL says.
NASA Reveals Cause of Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Crash
Ingenuity rode to Mars attached to the Perseverance rover's belly. Unlike the rover, which was built from expensive custom hardware designed to withstand the rigors of space exploration, Ingenuity was built from off-the-shelf components like a Snapdragon 801 smartphone processor.
NASA learns how the Ingenuity helicopter ended up crashing on Mars
The Ingenuity helicopter flew on Mars for an incredible 72 flights. Now, NASA has shared findings of why the mission came to an end.
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Jupiter’s ‘Tortured Moon’: Astronomers Uncover Surprising Source of Io’s Intense Volcanic Fury
Researchers from the Juno mission have finally solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for over four decades.
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Up and over! NASA's Mars rover Perseverance reaches rim of its Jezero Crater home (video)
Perseverance reached the top of Jezero's rim at a spot the mission team calls Lookout Hill. The rover has already left that ...
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Report Finds Threat To Freshwater Resources In 75% Of Coastal Regions
Explore the alarming decline in global freshwater resources due to climate change and human activities impacting drinking ...
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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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New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar system solve a mystery that began with Voyager 1
Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the ...
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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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Climate change could taint aquifers with seawater, JPL finds
The groundwater in Southern California and most other coastal areas will likely be tainted by saltwater as sea levels rise ...
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NASA discovers seven objects that look like asteroids but act like comets
NASA has announced the discovery of seven astronomical objects that come in two flavors; they look like asteroids but ...
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