NASA’s New Satellite to Investigate Atmosphere and Oceans has Launched

A new satellite from NASA, an American space agency, has been launched with the goal of intensively studying the world’s atmosphere and seas. On February 8, NASA launched the PACE satellite. PACE was launched into orbit from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. NASA said that ground controllers had successfully established […]

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The latest flight log for NASA’s little helicopter on Mars is available

The space agency declared on Thursday that rotor blade damage has rendered the 4-pound (1.8-kg) Ingenuity helicopter unfit for flight. Officially, its $85 million mission is ended, but it’s still upright and in communication with flight controllers, according to officials. Originally designed as a temporary technology demonstration, Ingenuity completed 72 flights on Mars in three […]

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On Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter established a new record for flight distance

Since arriving on the planet in February 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter—technically a rotorcraft—has made dozens of tiny aerial excursions across Mars; however, its most recent flight set a new record for the tiny aircraft. According to its flight log, Ingenuity’s 69th flight on December 21st, 2022, was also its furthest flight, NASA reported. In less […]

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