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NASA ends Mars helicopter mission
The ground-breaking NASA Mars Helicopter Mission is now complete. Known for being the first powered aircraft to fly on another planet, it showcased the tiny robot helicopter Ingenuity. In a social media video, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced the news. “It is bittersweet that I must announce that Ingenuity, the ‘little helicopter that could’ – […]
NASA’s robotic spacecraft successfully ‘pings’ Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander
On December 12, of last year, the lander was 100 kilometers from LRO, close to the Manzinus crater in the southern area of the Moon, when LRO sent laser pulses towards it. The Vikram lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has been successfully contacted by a laser instrument aboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting the Moon, according […]