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
Jan 10, 2015
Aviation Week editors Graham Warwick and Guy Norris discuss with Joe Anselmo what the future looks like from the annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference.
Jan 09, 2015
UAE Space Agency delegation participants attend International Maks exhibition with a delegation from the Federal Russian Space Agency.
Jan 09, 2015
The UAE Space Agency have visited the Republic of Belarus to develop governmental and industrial relations within the space sector.
Jan 08, 2015
Can NASA avoid the mistakes of the past or will it finally avoid funding costly diversions to human space exploration?
Jan 08, 2015
SpaceX is the first company to undergo the new certification process with the goal of garnering work for its Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket.
Jan 07, 2015
2015 is packed with developments in crew vehicles, satellite launches and scientific advancement. Mark the calendar with a list of some of the space news events for the new year.
Jan 07, 2015
After a disappointing 2013, Arianespace rebounds in 2014 and expects new opportunities in 2015.
Jan 07, 2015
Asteroid expert Donald K. Yeomans, retiring as supervisor of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, discusses the threat to Earth of asteroids and comets.