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
May 06, 2018
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May 04, 2018
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May 04, 2018
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May 03, 2018
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May 02, 2018
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Apr 27, 2018
A former space shuttle astronaut helps us see that what happens in orbit makes a big difference to people’s lives on the ground.
Apr 27, 2018
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Apr 26, 2018
New mega-constellations of satellites are forcing a rethink about how to manage traffic in low Earth orbit.