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NASA releases first-of-its-kind high-definition video of Mars rover landing
NASA officials released never-before-seen views of a spacecraft landing on another planet Monday, showcasing multi-angle replays recorded by ruggedized high-definition cameras mounted on the Perseverance rover last week when it safely touched down on Mars.
First images of Mars rover landing just a taste of what’s to come
The first picture of NASA's Perseverance rover landing on Mars shows the nuclear-powered robot suspended under its rocket jetpack just before touchdown. The spectacular view could be upstaged next week with the release of a first-of-its-kind high-definition video replay of the rover's final descent.
NASA rover reaches Mars on mission in search for signs of past life
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover set down on an ancient lakebed after a flawless plunge into the Martian atmosphere Thursday, achieving an unprecedented pinpoint landing while delivering the most sophisticated suite of science payloads ever flown to another planet.
VideoLive coverage: Perseverance rover lands on Mars
NASA officials plan to host a news conference at 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT) Monday to update the status of the Perseverance rover's mission on Mars. During the briefing, NASA is expected to release first-of-its-kind video captured by the mission during its descent to the Red Planet.
What to expect during Perseverance’s landing on Mars
NASA’s nuclear-powered Perseverance rover is set to arrive at Mars on Thursday with a make-or-break entry, descent, and landing. The rover will execute the arrival autonomously, while engineers and scientists back on Earth will have a nail-biting 11-minute wait for signals to reach home confirming the fate of the $2.7 billion mission.
VideoMars rover ready for riskiest part of $2.7 billion mission
NASA's Perseverance rover is racing toward Mars for a daring high-speed plunge into the Red Planet's atmosphere Thursday, ready to use a heat shield, a supersonic parachute, and braking rockets for a pinpoint touchdown on a dried-up river delta that may harbor clues about the potential for past life.
Perseverance Mars rover on course for landing Thursday
A week after two space probes from China and United Arab Emirates slipped into orbit around Mars, NASA's $2.4 billion Perseverance rover, by far the most complex and ambitious of the three, will plunge into the red planet's atmosphere Thursday for an automated white-knuckle descent.
NASA decides to launch Europa Clipper on commercial rocket in 2024
NASA has decided to launch the multibillion-dollar Europa Clipper mission -- a spacecraft to study a moon of Jupiter with an icy crust covering a liquid water ocean -- aboard a commercial heavy-lift rocket in October 2024, and not on the government-owned Space Launch System, officials said Wednesday.
Biden backs Artemis moon program; watchdog says it’ll cost $86 billion
The Biden administration supports continuing NASA’s Artemis program to return astronauts back to the moon, the White House said last week, without stating whether it will back away from the program’s already-in-doubt schedule for a lunar landing by the end of 2024.
SpaceX wins contract to launch first pieces of NASA’s Gateway lunar outpost
NASA announced Tuesday it has awarded SpaceX a $331 million contract to launch the first two pieces of the Gateway lunar outpost in 2024 using a modified version of the Falcon Heavy rocket to hurl the massive core of the deep space station toward the moon.