NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Deemed Ready For Long Haul

Skyryse  Caption – The streamlined SkyOS “dramatically” improves visibility from the cockpit of the Black Hawk, Skyryse says

Mars Perseverance rover.

Credit: NASA
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has demonstrated that the six-wheeled “Percy” Perseverance Mars rover has the durability to operate until at least 2031 and trek on for at least another 37 mi. (60 km). Perseverance soft landed in Mars’ Jezero Crater, a 28-mi.-wide depression that was once home...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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