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October 27, 2021
Future Mars astronauts could make rocket fuel on the Red Planet using air, water and sunlight, a new study finds. The technology could fuel the astronauts flights back to Earth.
April 30, 2021
NASA announced Friday that Ingenuity successfully completed its fourth flight, which saw the small helicopter fly farther and faster than ever before. The $85 million drone traveled 872 feet (266 meters) at a height of 16 feet (5 meters) for two minutes. The American space agency received the data downlink at 1:39pm ET that showed the copter took off from Wright Brothers Field under the watchful gaze of the Perseverance rover at 10:12am ET. Perseverance, which sat some 210 feet away, snapped a...
April 29, 2021
Ingenuity will fly up 16ft in the air then travel 276ft over Martian landscapes It will cross rocks, sand ripples and impact craters, taking photos as it moves This is pushing the envelope of what is possible for the small test vehicle It was designed as a technical demonstration to see if a flying component would be viable and possible for future planetary science and exploration missions
April 10, 2021
» The Ingenuity Mars helicopters blades are spinning ahead of its first flight - making the NASA team nervous and excited The Ingenuity Mars helicopters blades are spinning ahead of its first flight - making the NASA team nervous and excited Morgan McFall-JohnsenApr 10, 2021, 06:30 IST The Perseverance rover photographed the Ingenuity helicopter before (left) and after (right) it spun its rotor blades.NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU NASAs Ingenuity helicopter has spun its blades and charged up with solar...
February 26, 2021
News Join our Community of 625,000+ Engineers Register News MEDLI2, the Sensors That Monitored the Perseverance Rover’s Landing on Mars February 25, 2021 by Rushi Patel The MEDLI2 sensor package on the Perseverance rover is not only gathering data for future missions; its also demonstrating how commercial-off-the-shelf parts can be used in space. A high-level depiction of how the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) system functioned to safely land the rover on the Martian surface. Image use...