Tag Archives: M2020

We’re going to Jezero!

Posted on November 21, 2018 by rburnham

[From Emily Lakdawalla’s blog at the Planetary Society] NASA announced [November 19] the selection of Jezero crater for the landing site of the Mars 2020 mission. Mars 2020’s launch period opens 19 July 2019, and landing will happen on 18 … Continue reading →

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Mars 2020: Sample-caching rover will land in Jezero Crater

Posted on November 19, 2018 by rburnham

NASA has chosen Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission after a five-year search, during which details of more than 60 candidate locations on the Red Planet were scrutinized and debated by the mission … Continue reading →

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Mars 2020: Media telecon on landing site, Nov. 19

Posted on November 16, 2018 by rburnham

NASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. PST (noon EST) Monday, Nov. 19, to provide details about the Mars 2020 rover’s landing site on the Red Planet. The rover, currently under construction at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), … Continue reading →

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Mars 2020: Parachute design is a ‘Go’

Posted on October 29, 2018 by rburnham

In the early hours of Sept. 7, NASA broke a world record. Less than 2 minutes after the launch of a 58-foot-tall (17.7-meter) Black Brant IX sounding rocket, a payload separated and began its dive back through Earth’s atmosphere. When … Continue reading →

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Scientists to debate Mars 2020 landing site

Posted on October 15, 2018 by rburnham

Hundreds of scientists and Mars-exploration enthusiasts will convene in a hotel ballroom just north of Los Angeles [October 16-18] to present, discuss and deliberate the future landing site for NASA’s next Red Planet rover – Mars 2020. The three-day workshop … Continue reading →

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NASA seeks partner in contest to name next Mars rover

Posted on September 21, 2018 by rburnham

NASA has a class assignment for corporations, nonprofits and educational organizations involved in science and space exploration: partner with the agency to inspire future engineers and scientists by sponsoring a contest to name the next rover to venture to the … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Candidate Mars 2020 landing site near Jezero Crater

Posted on August 20, 2018 by rburnham

Candidate landing site for 2020 mission near Jezero Crater. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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NASA video Mars report

Posted on May 25, 2018 by rburnham

What’s the latest news from Mars? NASA’s InSight lander and MarCO CubeSats are on their way to the Red Planet, a tiny helicopter will hitch a ride with the Mars 2020 rover mission, and Curiosity’s drill is back in business! … Continue reading →

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Mars 2020: Rover to carry experimental helicopter

Posted on May 16, 2018 by rburnham

NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on … Continue reading →

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Mars 2020 rover: Heat shield cracked in testing

Posted on April 27, 2018 by rburnham

A post-test inspection of the composite structure for a heat shield to be used on the Mars 2020 mission revealed that a fracture occurred during structural testing. The mission team is working to build a replacement heat shield structure. The … Continue reading →

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