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Chinese Zhurong Rover Is Killing It on Mars, Exceeds Life Expectancy and Keeps Going
Chinese Zhurong Rover Is Killing It on Mars, Exceeds Life Expectancy and Keeps Going

19 Aug 2021, 14:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese Zhurong Rover just passed its maximum life expectancy, CNSA plans to have it work some more there on the Martian surface

 
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Scores Another Flight on Mars, Crosses Challenging Terrain
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Scores Another Flight on Mars, Crosses Challenging Terrain

17 Aug 2021, 14:13 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On Tuesday, August 17th, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter powered through another flight on Mars, successfully crossing the rugged terrain of South Séítah.

 
NASA Car-Sized Rover Digs a Hole on Mars, Doesn’t Go as Planned
NASA Car-Sized Rover Digs a Hole on Mars, Doesn’t Go as Planned

8 Aug 2021, 20:55 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On August 6th, NASA Perseverance rover has sent back images showing an empty sample tube. Currently, the team is analyzing the data sent by the rover.

 
NASA Curiosity Rover Celebrates Its Ninth Year on Mars Today
NASA Curiosity Rover Celebrates Its Ninth Year on Mars Today

5 Aug 2021, 16:36 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Nine years ago, on August 5th, NASA's Curiosity rover was landing on Mars. Ever since its touchdown, the rover provided crucial data to scientists

 
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Flies Higher Than Ever on Mars
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Flies Higher Than Ever on Mars

26 Jul 2021, 08:32 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Ingenuity rotorcraft has surpassed its 1-mile (1.6 km) mark of its total flight distance on Mars.The 10th flight also saw the helicopter reach new heights.

 
Chinese Zhurong Rover Finds Its Dusty Parachute and Backshell on Mars
Chinese Zhurong Rover Finds Its Dusty Parachute and Backshell on Mars

16 Jul 2021, 09:13 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / CNSA has released a series of images that show its Zhurong rover in close proximity to its parachute and backshell assembly on Mars.

 
At the Rate Things Are Going, American Rovers Might Find Chinese Cities on Mars
At the Rate Things Are Going, American Rovers Might Find Chinese Cities on Mars

28 Jun 2021, 08:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / China is accelerating the pace of its space exploration program, and, aside from seemingly unlimited resources, it has a game-changing simplicity of thinking

 
China Releases Video Footage and Audio of Its Zhurong Rover on Mars
China Releases Video Footage and Audio of Its Zhurong Rover on Mars

27 Jun 2021, 21:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On May 17th, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) released a video footage and audio of its Zhurong rover roaming on the Red Planet.

 
Work on Autonomous Extraterrestrial Rovers Begins, Robotics Company Involved
Work on Autonomous Extraterrestrial Rovers Begins, Robotics Company Involved

22 Jun 2021, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) tasked Estonian robotics company Milrem to come up with ways of making planetary rovers more autonomous

 
Replica ExoMars Rover Driving on Mock Martian Terrain Looks Surprisingly Real
Replica ExoMars Rover Driving on Mock Martian Terrain Looks Surprisingly Real

4 Jun 2021, 12:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space agency is texting a double of the ExoMars rover in a special facility in Italy as it's getting ready to launch the mission in 2023

 
100 Martian Days for the Perseverance Rover, the Red Planet Adventure Goes On
100 Martian Days for the Perseverance Rover, the Red Planet Adventure Goes On

2 Jun 2021, 08:04 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / It's been 100 Martian Days since the Perseverance rover calls Mars home. The spacecraft landed on the Red Planet on February 18.

 
Japan to Send a Robot Ball to the Moon as Early as Next Year
Japan to Send a Robot Ball to the Moon as Early as Next Year

29 May 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / JAXA has revealed its design for a new robot that is set to land on the Moon next year. It will help scientists prepare for Lunar Cruiser's future mission

 
If the Range Rover Was a Coupe, This Is What It Would Look Like
If the Range Rover Was a Coupe, This Is What It Would Look Like

27 May 2021, 23:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Road Rover trademark could be linked to an EV, riding on a jointly developed platform; still, artists like to imagine it's a car from an SUV maker

 
Power on the Moon Will Come Through Either Cables or Lasers
Power on the Moon Will Come Through Either Cables or Lasers

24 May 2021, 08:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced last week the seven groups it selected for Phase 1 of the "Watts on the Moon Challenge" meant to find ways to store and distribute energy

 
Astrobotic to Show Lunar Landers and Rovers at Moonshot Museum in Pittsburg
Astrobotic to Show Lunar Landers and Rovers at Moonshot Museum in Pittsburg

8 May 2021, 10:20 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Pittsburg-based space robotics company Astrobotic announced its new Moonshot Museum. Visitors will have the chance to plunge into the the universe's mysteries.

 
Sci-Fi Vehicle Rendering Looks Like a NASA-Branded Remote-Controlled Car
Sci-Fi Vehicle Rendering Looks Like a NASA-Branded Remote-Controlled Car

21 Apr 2021, 07:32 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This rover-like vehicle includes an odd wheel design meant to grip even when riding on uneven terrain; propulsion seems to be provided via a jet-thruster

 
RISD Rover Got a Thumbs Up From NASA as Possible Solution for Space Exploration
RISD Rover Got a Thumbs Up From NASA as Possible Solution for Space Exploration

20 Apr 2021, 07:51 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This rover design received multiple awards at NASA’s annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge back in 2017, including best wheel design

 
With No Roads on Mars to Drive On, Perseverance Zigzags 0.17 Miles Like Crazy
With No Roads on Mars to Drive On, Perseverance Zigzags 0.17 Miles Like Crazy

16 Apr 2021, 12:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA releases an interactive map of the region on Mars where the Perseverance rover is currently located; it traveled just 0.17 miles in two months

 
NASA Plans to Make a Show of the First-Ever Helicopter Flight on Mars
NASA Plans to Make a Show of the First-Ever Helicopter Flight on Mars

8 Apr 2021, 14:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first flight of a helicopter on an alien planet is scheduled for the end of this week; NASA to air the developments on several media channels

 
BU-99-Y Exo-Planet Rover Study Is a Modular Machine Designed for Alien Planets
BU-99-Y Exo-Planet Rover Study Is a Modular Machine Designed for Alien Planets

5 Apr 2021, 11:49 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This rover design explores off-world functions created through a modular design; it includes multiple living spaces and is able to perform multiple tasks