27 December 2019
Mars 2020 aeroshell’s impressive pedigree
...Tice, Lockheed Martin’s programme manager over the production of the Mars 2020 aeroshell, both the heat shield, or lower section, in ... of the Curiosity rover in 2012. While the Mars 2020 heat shield appears nearly identical to Curiosity’s, and matches...
18 July 2016
NASA unveils new Mars 2020 rover
...for potential return to Earth by a future mission. "The Mars 2020 rover is the first step in a potential multi-mission campaign... and divert to safe ground nearby," said Allen Chen, Mars 2020 entry, descent and landing lead at NASA's Jet Propulsion ...
21 November 2018
Jezero Crater chosen as landing site for Mars 2020 mission
... in the fall of 2019. “Nothing has been more difficult in robotic planetary exploration than landing on Mars,” said Zurbuchen. “The Mars 2020 engineering team has done a tremendous amount of work to prepare us for this decision. The team will...
13 March 2019
'Marscopter' to accompany rover on Mars 2020 mission
...ready in time for the Mars 2020 mission. Designed to fly as high as 4.5 metres (15 feet) above the ground, the Mars helicopter – or "Marscopter ... safely ensconced on the ground, it will be the Mars 2020 rover’s job to take the helicopter to a suitable...
29 July 2020
Mars 2020 mission, Perseverance rover 'go for launch,' says NASA
... landed missions, which established that the dry, cold Mars we see today was much warmer and wetter billions...mission to the Red Planet this month. China launched its mission to Mars last week named Tianwen-1 ("Questions to Heaven"). If China's mission...
30 July 2020
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully blasts off to Mars
... life. Finding signs that ancient organisms once thrived on the planet is one of the major goals of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission and its Perservance rover. Nicknamed Percy, the small car-sized rover, which weighs just...
