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NASA's Perseverance rover was recently wheeling around on Mars and recorded a dust devil passing by in the distance, estimated to be more than a mile tall. Dust devils are common on the Red Planet, where there is plenty of iron-rich dust to blow around. Planetary scientists are studying...
When NASA launches the Perseverance rover on its trip to Mars this week, it will have a companion tucked next to it in the Atlas V rocket’s nose cone: A helicopter called Ingenuity, which is set to become the first rotorcraft ever to fly on another planet. This experimental miniature hel...
Alabama, came up with the name Ingenuity for NASA’s Mars Helicopter (an artist’s impression of which is seen here) and the motivation behind it during NASA’s “Name the Rover” essay contest. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/NIA/Rupani Family ...
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NASA scientists high-five each other after the successful landing of the Mars rover Curiosity.Late Sunday night, cheers rang throughout NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL 喷气式推进实验室). In Novem ber, the team had launched a high-tech robot, called Curiosity,into space. On Sunday, after...
Leonard David is an award-winning space journalist who has been reporting on space activities for more than 50 years. Currently writing as Space.com's Space Insider Columnist among his other projects, Leonard has authored numerous books on space exploration, Mars missions and more, with his lates...
NASA helped with the set design of The Martian, including the toilet in the Mars habitat. Each astronaut's waste is collected and analyzed to track their health. France and the SanisettesAutomated public toilets were invented in France and installed in public some time probably around 1990. ...
spaceflight goals away from the moon in favor of Mars. “We will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars,” Trump said during his inauguration address in the Capitol Rotunda, where Musk was in attendance. The president offered no further details on the idea. NA...
SpaceX has rented a truly massive crane to assemble the Super Heavy VAB – and likely the boosters themselves, down the road.(NASASpaceflight – bocachicagal) A dedicated Super Heavy VAB was the obvious solution. To build a high bay some 80m (260 ft) tall, though, SpaceX had to rent ...