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Ingenuity Mars helicopter mission ends after 72 flights

NASA has declared the end of the mission for the Ingenuity Mars helicopter after 72 flights, exceeding even the most optimistic expectations.

by Jeff Foust January 25, 2024January 25, 2024

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Japanese Mars mission launch delayed to 2026

by Jeff Foust January 11, 2024January 11, 2024

Rethink the Mars Program

by Robert Zubrin December 7, 2023December 7, 2023

Mars InSight Landing Site View

Press Release, Science and Exploration

International Team Reveals Source Of Largest Ever Mars Quake

by SpaceRef October 20, 2023

Press Release, Science and Exploration

Autonomous Systems Help NASA’s Perseverance Do More Science on Mars

by SpaceRef September 26, 2023

Press Release, Science and Exploration

NASA Releases Independent Review’s Mars Sample Return Report

by SpaceRef September 21, 2023

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

New Space and Tech, Press Release

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again After Unscheduled Landing

by SpaceRef August 8, 2023

NASA’s InSight lander captured this selfie on April 24, 2022, the 1,211th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Dust on its solar panels caused the lander to lose power in December of that year, but data recorded by InSight’s instruments is still leading to new science. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Press Release, Science and Exploration

NASA InSight Study Finds Mars Is Spinning Faster

by SpaceRef August 7, 2023

A development motor based on the second-stage solid rocket motor design for NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle undergoes testing March 29, 2023, at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Elkton, Maryland. The two-stage MAV rocket is an important part of the joint plan between NASA and ESA to bring scientifically-selected Martian samples to Earth in the early 2030s. Credits: NASA

Press Release, Science and Exploration

NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle Continues Progress Toward Mars Sample Return

by SpaceRef August 4, 2023

Lockheed Martin Inflatable Habitat Subscale Burst Test

New Space and Tech, Press Release

Lockheed Martin Inflatable Habitat Subscale Burst Test

by SpaceRef July 6, 2023