Category: Rover
Nasa Mars rover: Perseverance robot poised for launch – BBC News
The multi-billion-dollar, decade-long effort to bring rock samples from Mars to Earth gets under way on Thursday. It starts with the US space agency’s latest rover, called Perseverance , which is launching from Florida. When the robot lands on the Red Planet in February, it will not only search for evidence of life but also package rock […]
Read More Nasa Mars rover: Perseverance robot poised for launch – BBC NewsIt’s Official: NASA’s Next Mission to Mars Has Been Cleared For Launch This Thursday
NASA on Monday gave its latest Mars rover Perseverance the all clear to launch later this week on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life. “The launch readiness review is complete, and we are indeed go for launch,” administrator Jim Bridenstine said… More about this article in the link below… https://www.sciencealert.com/it-s-official-nasa-s-next-mission-to-mars-will-launch-this-thursday
Read More It’s Official: NASA’s Next Mission to Mars Has Been Cleared For Launch This ThursdayAtlas 5 rocket runs through practice countdown before Mars rover launch – Spaceflight Now
The Atlas 5 rocket that will send NASA’s Perseverance rover toward Mars next month aced a countdown rehearsal Monday at Cape Canaveral, helping ensure the United Launch Alliance-built rocket is ready for liftoff during the rover’s 23-day launch window…More about this article in link below… https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/06/22/atlas-5-rocket-runs-through-practice-countdown-before-mars-rover-launch/
Read More Atlas 5 rocket runs through practice countdown before Mars rover launch – Spaceflight NowPhotos: NASA’s Curiosity team is controlling Mars rover from home
The coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of Americans to work from home over the past month, and likely into the foreseeable future. Understandably, working remotely is easier for some employees than others, as coordinating with colleagues sprawled across the map can prove to be a difficult test of patience and technology. But what do you do when […]
Read More Photos: NASA’s Curiosity team is controlling Mars rover from homeA seventh grader named NASA’s newest Mars rover | Science News for Students
Meet Perseverance. It’s NASA’s next ambassador to the Red Planet. The Mars rover’s new name was announced March 5. NASA held a six-month “Name the Rover” competition. It drew more than 28,000 entries from students in kindergarten through high school. Students were asked to make their name suggestions in essays. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/nasa-newest-mars-rover-named-perseverance
Read More A seventh grader named NASA’s newest Mars rover | Science News for StudentsNASA Fixes Mars Lander By Telling It to Hit Itself With a Shovel
Percussive Maintenance NASA’s InSight lander, which is currently on the surface of Mars, has faced some unexpected problems during its mission to explore and study the planet. https://futurism.com/nasa-mars-lander-hit-itself-shovel
Read More NASA Fixes Mars Lander By Telling It to Hit Itself With a ShovelMagnetic Fields Around Mars InSight are 10x Stronger than Scientists Expected | Universe Today
When NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (Insight) lander set down on Mars in November of 2018, it began its two-year primary mission of studying Mars’ seismology and interior environment. And now, just over a year and a half later, the results of the lander’s first twelve months on the Martian surface have […]
Read More Magnetic Fields Around Mars InSight are 10x Stronger than Scientists Expected | Universe Today