What went wrong? NASA conducts first aircraft accident probe on another planet
Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's final flight on Jan. 18, 2024, which will be published in the next few weeks as a NASA technical report.
NASA Conducts First Aircraft Accident Investigation On Another Planet — What To Know
NASA's small, autonomous Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed 72 flights after first taking to the skies above the Red Planet, ultimately resting in Jezero Crater.
NASA is finishing its first off-world accident report
NASA is about to publish the world’s first off-world aircraft accident investigation. Aside from making history, the report will help the agency plan ahead for the next generation of flying vehicles that will help humanity explore Mars.
NASA Conducts First-Ever Aircraft Crash Investigation on Mars
NASA has made history by conducting the first-ever aircraft accident investigation on another planet. The focus of the investigation was the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which experienced a hard landing during its 72nd flight on January 18,
First Ever Aircraft Accident Investigation On Another Planet Carried Out By NASA
NASA’s Ingenuity was the first ever flying vehicle operated on another planet. It truly was a marvel, and every flight outperformed the hope of its designers – but on January 18, 2024, the little helicopter that could had an accident that brought an end to its career.
NASA's Artemis Accords reaches 50 members with Panama, Austria signing int'l space spact
Officials for Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords on Wednesday, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to join the ...
The First Helicopter Crash on Mars: NASA Pinpoints What Went Wrong During Ingenuity’s Final Flight
Ingenuity ultimately operated for nearly three years and performed 72 flights over that span. On its final flight, the ...
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NASA Astronaut Shares Breathtaking Photos From the ISS, Featuring Galaxies and Glowing ‘Star Trails’
On his fourth flight, Don Pettit is once again sharing the art of astrophotography, capturing and posting pictures of Earth, ...
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'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve
Among its other discoveries, the Parker Solar Probe has also provided the first compelling evidence for the long-theorized ...
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NASA’s Artemis Program Hits Another Delay—And Looks to the Future
While contending with lingering hardware issues for its crewed lunar plans, the U.S. space agency projects confidence and ...
Trump's NASA pick may pause his private SpaceX astronaut trips
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for NASA administrator, tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, said Wednesday that the ...
Trump’s pick to run NASA is a SpaceX fan and funder
President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed candidate to lead NASA, Jared Isaacman, has twice flown on SpaceX missions, poured ...
NASA's James Webb Telescope Reveals Universe Expanding Faster Than Thought
The rate of expansion of the universe today is a figure known as the Hubble constant, which is typically measured in units of ...
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'Dramatic changes' at NASA: What Jared Isaacman's leadership would mean for Artemis, agency
Amid the backdrop of newly announced Artemis moon-mission postponements, analysts expect potential NASA administrator Jared ...
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SpaceX launch of NASA's new 3D-sky-mapping satellite set for February 2025
SPHEREx will map the millions of stars and galaxies visible from our planet in every direction, "like scanning the inside of ...