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China’s new Mars drone does what no rover or chopper can

China’s next Mars explorer is not a rover that crawls or a helicopter that hovers, but a hybrid drone that can roll across the ground and then leap into the thin air when terrain turns hostile. By ...
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Airbus to build Mars lander in Europe’s quest to finally reach the Red Planet

The European Space Agency has awarded £150m to Airbus UK to complete the touchdown system for the Rosalind Franklin rover, the first European Martian rover scheduled for 2028 launch. The contract, ...
The Next Web

Airbus to build lander for Europe’s first Mars rover after Russia dropped

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosalind Franklin rover is back on course for a landmark trip to Mars, where it will probe the red planet for signs of extraterrestrial life. ESA initially designed ...
Purdue University

Purdue scientist expecting new world to reveal itself to Mars rover

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission and Purdue University planetary scientist Briony Horgan are approaching a new phase in the search for details about the red planet’s history and ...
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Mars rover spots strange rock that's got NASA 'excited'

NASA's Perseverance rover found an odd zebra-striped rock while exploring Jezero Crater on Mars in September 2024. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU On Mars, some 120 million miles away in space right ...