Sol 3320: Flexibility is Key
Curiosity is currently located within "Maria Gordon notch," which is a rather tight canyon surrounded by high rock walls located ...
Tag: Mars
NASA's eventual farewell to tiny Mars helicopter could be emotional
Tears most likely will flow at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., when the extremely successful Mars helicopter Ingenuity ...
Mars helicopter flies again; encounters radio interference on 17th flight
Ingenuity flew for the 17th time at Mars on Sunday, Dec. 5. After the helicopter executed the planned 614-foot (187-meter) ...
Sol 3319: Shoot the Gap
Curiosity is preparing to "shoot the gap"and dash through the Maria Gordon notch (the cliff-lined valley seen in the image ...
Ingenuity heading north into Seitah for Flight 17
With Flight 17, Ingenuity continues its journey back to Wright Brothers Field at the Octavia E. Butler landing site. Flight ...
Rover escapes from sand trap
The ExoMars rover used in the Earth-based Mars Terrain Simulator makes escaping from a sand trap look easy in this ...
Lightweight space robot with precise control developed
Robots are already in space. From landers on the moon to rovers on Mars and more, robots are the perfect ...
ESA's Mars Express unravels mystery of martian moon using 'fake' flybys
By performing a series of real and 'fake' flybys, ESA's Mars Express has revealed how Mars' largest moon, Phobos, interacts ...
Sols 3314-3315: Bountiful, Beautiful Boulders!
The engineers at JPL responsible for driving Curiosity yet again delivered a perfect drive to some boulders that the science ...
Fission System to power exploration on the Moon's surface and beyond
Exploration of the Moon and Mars requires the power of human imagination and vision. It also takes the power of ...