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
Aug 12, 2021
The United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Krypto Labs, the Abu Dhabi-based global innovation hub, and the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub, the new e-commerce zone within Dubai South’s Logistics District.
Aug 12, 2021
The Emirates A380 'UAE in Space' mission livery made its official operational debut today, 22 November as it took off to its first destination Melbourne, Australia.
Aug 12, 2021
Virgin Galactic has successfully completed another vital step on its path to commercial service, relocating SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, to its commercial headquarters at Spaceport America’s Gateway to Space building in New Mexico.
Aug 12, 2021
Inmarsat has announced that it will bring its aviation, maritime and enterprise connectivity solutions to customers based in Saudi Arabia through new partner agreements.
Aug 12, 2021
The UAE Space Agency, in collaboration with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC), has launched the Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC), an educational competition about creating a programme to operate free-flying robots in the International Space Station (ISS).
Aug 12, 2021
Inmarsat is planning the expansion of its GX Aviation Ka-band in-flight connectivity service with a raft of new satellites. Steve Nichols reports.
Aug 12, 2021
The UAE government has announced the country’s landmark Mars mission has been delayed for a second time because due to unstable weather at the launch site Tanegashima Island in Japan.
Aug 12, 2021
The 2021 Saudi International Airshow will provide international Space Agencies a dedicated area and a specific conference programme during the event in Riyadh.