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NASA’s Odyssey Orbiter Marks 20 Historic Years of Mapping Mars
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For two decades, the longest-lived spacecraft at the Red Planet has helped locate water ice, assess landing sites, and...
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NASA Invites Public to Share Thrill of Mars Perseverance Rover Landing
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Mark your calendars for live landing commentary, news briefings, livestreamed Q&As, virtual watch parties, student activities, and more. Read...
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Video, Audio of Fourth Ingenuity Flight
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Sounds of the Mars Helicopter’s whirring rotors add another new dimension to the historic project. Read More
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Flight 68 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 68 Expected flight date: 12/09/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 828 meters Expected flight time: 146.56 seconds Flight altitude: 16 meters...
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Flight 60 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 60 Expected flight date: 09/25/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 326.493 meters Expected flight time: 124.18 seconds Max altitude: 16 meters Heading: NW...
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NASA’s Perseverance Pays Off Back Home
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Even as the Perseverance rover approaches Mars, technology on board is paying off on Earth. Read More
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Meet the Open-Source Software Powering NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
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Created at NASA’s JPL, the open-source flight software called F Prime isn’t just powering humanity’s first interplanetary helicopter; it’s...
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