Mars
A Helicopter Flew on Mars for the First Time.
Posted in Science on 3rd May, 2021
by Alex Muller
Ingenuity is what we call a "technology demonstrator". Over the next few weeks, the helicopter will undertake three or four more flights, the most adventurous of which will involve taking off and travelling about 300m away from Perseverance Rover.
Northrop Grumman commissioned to build the propulsion system for a Mars Ascent Vehicle
Posted in Hardware, Science on 6th Mar, 2021
by Alex Muller
This project will be the first to launch an orbital rocket from the surface of Mars.
Perseverance Rover will try to make air on Mars for the first time
Posted in Hardware, Science on 3rd Mar, 2021
by Alex Muller
The next MOXIE to leave Earth might be the real deal, and the work on the full-sized version is well underway.
Airbus to continue work on ESA's Fetch Mars rover
Posted in Hardware, Science on 17th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller
ESA has awarded a contract to Airbus Defence and Space to go ahead on the next phase to develop the advanced Sample Fetch Rover.
First direct marsquake data reveals a seismically active Red Planet
Posted in Science on 25th Feb, 2020
by Alex Muller
The spacecraft’s primary sensor has now pulled in the first ever direct measurements of seismic activity on Mars, which mission scientists can use as window to better understand the planet’s insides and its potential to harbor life.