Jet Propulsion Laboratory

China’s Mars sample return mission ‘progressing smoothly’ while Nasa struggles behind schedule

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All key technologies needed for the Tianwen-3 mission were “in place” and work was “progressing smoothly”, said Sun Zezhou, chief designer of the Tianwen-1 spacecraft and a National People’s Congress deputy who is attending China’s annual legislative sessions this week. Tianwen-1 enabled China to be the second country after the United States to make a … Read more

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Is Dead, So Pour One Out For Ingenuity

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After nearly 3 years on the surface of Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is dead. NASA is investigating the cause of the helicopter’s death, but the agency says that the Ingenuity clipped one of its wings, so to speak, having struck one of its rotor blades on the ground, which means the Mars helicopter can no … Read more