See Ingenuity’s Flight Map: 72 Helicopter Flights on MarsNASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter became the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet when it took to the Martian skies on April 19, 2021. This video maps the location of the 72 flights that the helicopter took over the course of nearly three years. Ingenuity far surpassed expectations — soaring higher and faster than previously imagined. Designed to be a technology demonstration that would make ...
JPL Clean Room Q&A: See the Europa Clipper spacecraft, scheduled to launch in October 2024A behind-the-scenes look at the Europa Clipper spacecraft from inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at JPL! Join us to see the spacecraft up close before it ships to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch in October 2024. Europa Clipper Project Manager Jordan Evans will take us on a tour of the spacecraft and discuss the instruments it will use when it reaches Jupiter's ic...
Meet the Mars Samples: Comet Geyser (Sample 24)Meet the 24th Martian sample collected by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover – “Comet Geyser,” a sample taken from a region of Jezero Crater that is especially rich in carbonate, a mineral linked to habitability. When the rover used its abrasion bit to grind away the surface of the rock, cameras showed interesting and diverse textures. It also spotted silica and carbonate, minerals that scientists know have the highest potential to prese...