Marvels of engineering, the rover’s sample tubes must be tough enough to safely bring Red Planet samples on the long journey back to Earth in immaculate condition.
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NASA’s Perseverance Scouts Mars Sample Return Campaign Landing Sites
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The six-wheeled explorer has inspected a stretch of the Red Planet to see if it is flat enough for...
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Historic Wind Tunnel Facility Testing NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle Rocket
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The same facility that provided valuable testing for NASA missions to low-Earth orbit and the Moon is...
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NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter and Asteroid-Monitoring System Honored
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The team behind the agency’s history-making rotorcraft soars, picking up high-profile awards alongside a new-and-improved system to assess asteroid...
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Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet
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The agency’s latest and most complex mission to the Red Planet has touched down at Jezero Crater. Now it’s...
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Hide and Seek
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Even before the end of Ingenuity’s primary mission as a technology demonstrator, the helicopter showed that it...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Intriguing Martian Bedrock
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Exploring a sediment-rich location in this Mars delta offers tantalizing opportunities for the six-wheeler’s science team. Read More
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Independent Review Indicates NASA Prepared for Mars Sample Return Campaign
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NASA released an independent review report Tuesday indicating the agency is well positioned for its Mars Sample Return campaign...
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