The investigation into the Mars helicopter Ingenuity accident has found that the "lack of surface texture gave the navigation ...

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission may get a reprieve from an unexpected source. Lockheed Martin has proposed a ...

NASA has officially reinvented the Mars rover, making it smarter, faster, and more advanced than ever before. With AI-powered navigation, upgraded mobility, and next-gen scientific instruments, this ...

NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter rises from the dusty red surface into the planet’s thin air, achieving the first powered flight on another planet. April 19, 2021 ...

NASA wants the public's help with mapping out the terrain on the surface of Mars, to assist in driving rovers like the Curiosity rover around the red planet. Skip to main content Menu ...

NASA's Mars helicopter goes on wild ride after navigation error, but is "ready to fly again" May 28, 2021 / 7:15 AM EDT / CBS/AP New rover, helicopter perform mission on Mars ...

NASA believes the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter crashed after its navigation system was confused by featureless terrain resulting in a hard landing at high velocities.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity failed on its last flight on the Red Planet due to the ground being too uniform, which confused the navigation system.

The intrepid Mars helicopter broke down in January 2024, and the space agency now knows why. ... Lack of surface texture gave the navigation system too little information to work with. ...

Positioning, navigation and timing play a critical role in telecommunications, land surveying, law enforcement, emergency response, precision agriculture, mining, finance, scientific research and ...

When astronauts land on Mars, a couple of decades from now, perhaps, they’ll need to find a way to communicate — with each other, with equipment on and around the planet, and with mission ...