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Prototype for Mars Helicopter Will Soon Be on Display at National Air and Space Museum
That achievement for Mars came courtesy of the Ingenuity helicopter in April 2021, when the tiny craft, which had tagged ...
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The First Bug On Mars
The launch in late 1996 of the Mars Pathfinder mission with its Sojourner rover then was exciting news indeed. Before Spirit, the exceptionally long-lived Opportunity, and the relatively huge ...
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Spaceballs Get Serialized
It’s famous for being involved in the NASA Mars Pathfinder mission as it was used to control the Sojourner rover. In addition to the perfect orb, it also features eight handy buttons.
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Nasa's next Mars rover will be called Perseverance
The Perseverance rover will begin the process of trying ... until a 12-year-old student from Connecticut suggested the name Sojourner, in honour of abolitionist and women's rights activist ...