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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2024
Sojourner, the first rover, landed in 1997 and demonstrated that a moving robot could perform experiments.
—Amy J. Williams, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024
Earlier this year, two commercial spacecraft attempted to land on the moon as part of a NASA program designed to carry instruments and experiments to the lunar surface, and eventually cargo and rovers.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
The mysterious moons of Mars Despite all the rovers have learned about the Martian moons, several questions remain.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
The rover Perseverance, which landed on Mars in February 2021, has dug up and stored intriguing samples of Martian soil.
—Joel Achenbach The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
The helicopter acted as a scout and route planner for the Perseverance rover.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
These two rovers will help scientists answer some big questions: Did life ever exist on Mars?
—Amy J. Williams, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024
Depending on science priorities, the Perseverance rover will be repositioned within sight of the helicopter, a few hundred yards away, and take video of rotor blade tests.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
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Only once that little hurdle is cleared does NASA plan to greenlight one of the company’s rovers.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2024
Sojourner, the first rover, landed in 1997 and demonstrated that a moving robot could perform experiments.
—Amy J. Williams, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024
Earlier this year, two commercial spacecraft attempted to land on the moon as part of a NASA program designed to carry instruments and experiments to the lunar surface, and eventually cargo and rovers.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
The mysterious moons of Mars Despite all the rovers have learned about the Martian moons, several questions remain.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
The rover Perseverance, which landed on Mars in February 2021, has dug up and stored intriguing samples of Martian soil.
—Joel Achenbach The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
The helicopter acted as a scout and route planner for the Perseverance rover.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
These two rovers will help scientists answer some big questions: Did life ever exist on Mars?
—Amy J. Williams, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024
Depending on science priorities, the Perseverance rover will be repositioned within sight of the helicopter, a few hundred yards away, and take video of rotor blade tests.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
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