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
Saudi Arabia successfully launched two satellites yesterday from the Baikonur Base in Kazakhstan on board a Russian Soyuz 2 rocket.
Aug 12, 2021
Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission, met ‘virtually’ with the Secretary of the Indian Space Administration, and Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Space Commission Dr. Kailasavadivoo Sivan
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Aug 12, 2021
Joint Staff industry day; Hypersonic test center; Avalon Airshow nixed; U.S. picks launch companies; Smallsats ready for servicing role.
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Aug 06, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aug 05, 2021
July 29 was a pivotal day for the UK’s space ambitions for both the commercial and defense space sectors.