Tag Archives: Mars 2020 rover

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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ESA and NASA to investigate bringing martian soil to Earth

Posted on April 26, 2018 by rburnham

ESA and NASA signed a statement of intent today [April 26] to explore concepts for missions to bring samples of martian soil to Earth. Spacecraft in orbit and on Mars’s surface have made many exciting discoveries, transforming our understanding of … Continue reading →

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NASA Mars Report, March 30, 2018

Posted on April 2, 2018 by rburnham

NASA’s InSight arrives at Vandenberg AFB and readies for launch, Opportunity uses its abrasion tool for the first time in 300 sols, and Curiosity celebrates 2,000 Martian days on the Red Planet. For more about all of NASA’s Mars missions, … Continue reading →

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2020 rover at key manufacturing milestone

Posted on March 14, 2018 by rburnham

NASA’s Mars 2020 mission has begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase of its development, on track for a July 2020 launch to Mars. The first planned ATLO activities will involve electrical integration of flight hardware into the … Continue reading →

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NASA Mars Report, February 26, 2018

Posted on February 27, 2018 by rburnham

NASA’s Curiosity finds crystals, Opportunity celebrates her 5,000th day on Mars, and the MarCO smallsats get solar arrays. [More at link]

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Sending a piece of Mars home

Posted on February 14, 2018 by rburnham

A chunk of Mars will soon be returning home. A piece of a meteorite called Sayh al Uhaymir 008 (SaU008) will be carried on board NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission, now being built at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Mars 2020 candidate landing site in northeast Syrtis Major

Posted on December 8, 2017 by rburnham

A candidate 2020 mission landing site in the northeast region of Syrtis Major. Beautiful Mars series.

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Assembly begins on next Mars rover mission

Posted on November 29, 2017 by rburnham

In just a few years, NASA’s next Mars rover mission will be flying to the Red Planet. At a glance, it looks a lot like its predecessor, the Curiosity Mars rover. But there’s no doubt it’s a souped-up science machine: … Continue reading →

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