First photos from Mars Curiosity landingBy Amina Khan
A Chinese spacecraft streaked down through the Martian sky on Saturday, becoming the country's first probe to land on a planet other than Earth. The lander, carrying a Mars rover, touched down at its pre-selected landing area in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a vast plain on the ...
Using its navigation cams located on the front and back of its body, Perseverance was able to share two black and white photos after itsintenseentry, descent, and landing, giving us Earthlings a small glimpse at the Jezero Crater where it will perform itsscientific missions. ...
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The lander carrying China's first Mars rover has touched down on the red planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirmed on Saturday morning. It is the first time China has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth. "The Mars exploration ...
These include testing a method for producing oxygen from the Martian atmosphere, identifying other resources (such as subsurface water), improving landing techniques, and characterizing weather, dust, and other potential environmental conditions that could affectfuture astronauts living and working on Mars...
The lander carrying China’s first Mars rover has touched down on the red planet,the China National Space Administration(CNSA)confirmed on the morning of May 15.It is the first time China has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth.“The Mars exploration mission has been a total succes...
The Zhurong landing was the biggest test yet of China’s deep-space exploration capabilities. Within days, the rover could start to make geological discoveries.
(Gagarin parachuted to Earth, ejecting from the Vostok capsule during descent as part of the landing sequence.) Infographic: How Valentina Tereshkova's 1963 Vostok 6 flight worked Tereshkova was one of four women who received 18 months of training for Vostok 6 and was ultimately selected to ...
NASA is celebrating the first successful landing on Mars by a U.S. spacecraft – Viking 1 -- with a history discussion from 2 to 3:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, July 19, and a Viking 40th anniversary symposium 8 a.
SpaceX achieved the first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in south Texas on Wednesday, after four p