First Flight On Mars

On April 19, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter became the first aircraft to fly on another planet.

Our most recent package details the historic first flight of the 4-lb. robotic rotorcraft, which lasted 39.1 seconds, and its follow-up venture on April 22, and looks ahead to its future test program. The technology lays the groundwork for aerial exploration of Mars, an aeronautical feat given the air density of Mars is less than 1% of the density on Earth. See below for more.

“How do we use aerial mobility in the future on Mars, to help not just robotic exploration, but to help human exploration?”
Ellen Stofan
Smithsonian
Jul 01, 2022
The Emirates Mars Mission Hope probe has now been in space for nearly two years focusing on the atmosphere and climate of the Red Planet.
Jul 01, 2022
The Emirates Mars Mission ‘Hope Probe’ has identified new observations, in addition to its nominal set of observations, about Mars’ atmosphere in its fourth batch of scientific data.
Jun 30, 2022
Capstone dispatched to scout orbit for NASA’s lunar Gateway.
Jun 29, 2022
A U.S. Space Force mission scheduled to launch June 30 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will kick start a three-year experiment to test a missile warning and tracking satellite prototype. 
Jun 27, 2022
The flight marks the first time NASA has launched from a commercial spaceport outside of the United States.
Jun 27, 2022
Virgin Orbit looks set to be the pathfinder for the UK’s satellite launch ambitions when it lifts off from Cornwall this summer.
Jun 24, 2022
With private space stations on the horizon, NASA may soon have options for astronaut services.
Jun 22, 2022
Though not designed for in-space servicing, the James Webb Space Telescope is somewhat fixable from afar.