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
Feb 18, 2021
This week's TATV Newsround brings travels from West Africa to Mars via Bengaluru and Abu Dhabi – and all stations in between.
Feb 18, 2021
UAE’s Hope and China’s Tianwen-1 open new chapters in Mars exploration.
Feb 18, 2021
Soyuz rockets may again begin launching civilians to the ISS.
Feb 18, 2021
NSF mulls next steps after premier radio telescope collapse.
Feb 16, 2021
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are conducting experiments with an antimicrobial surface coating designed to fight the spread of bacteria and viruses, including the Earth-bound SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb 12, 2021
Lockheed Martin envisages 2022 debut launch for UK Pathfinder satellite mission, but so does the competition.
Feb 10, 2021
Its ride-share program challenges current economics and boosts the need for in-space propulsion.
Feb 09, 2021
The UAE's hope mission to Mars has achieved something only four other nations have done before and entered orbit around Mars.