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NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet

NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet

  • It was a brief hop, just 39 seconds and 10 feet (3 meters), but accomplished all the major milestones
  • The $85 million helicopter demo was considered high risk, yet high reward
By AP ·
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars’ surface ahead of flight

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars’ surface ahead of flight

By AFP ·
Omran Sharaf, project manager of the Emirates Mars Mission. (Supplied)

UAE Mars mission project manager heralds age of ‘space collaboration’

By Ashleigh Stewart ·
Touchdown: NASA’s Perseverance rover ready to search for life on Mars

Touchdown: NASA’s Perseverance rover ready to search for life on Mars

By AFP ·
After a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on February 18, 2021. (AFP/NASA/JPL/Illustration)

NASA confirms Perseverance rover has landed on Mars

By AFP ·
Special The unmanned probe — named "Al-Amal," Arabic for "Hope" — blasted off from Japan last year, marking the next step in the United Arab Emirates' ambitious space program. (AFP/File Photo)

How the UAE’s Mars mission can be the Arab world’s springboard to the future

By Nidhal Guessoum ·
UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe sends home first image of Mars

UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe sends home first image of Mars

By AFP ·
Mars Hope Probe success strengthens UAE-Japan partnership

Mars Hope Probe success strengthens UAE-Japan partnership

By Arab News Japan ·
UAE Hope Probe expected to provide first complete picture of Mars in one week

UAE Hope Probe expected to provide first complete picture of Mars in one week

By Carla Chahrour ·
Arab nations come out in support of Hope probe’s entry into history

Arab nations come out in support of Hope probe’s entry into history

By Arab News ·
China’s space probe sends back its first image of Mars

China’s space probe sends back its first image of Mars

By AFP ·
UAE’s Hope Probe expected to complete Mars orbit in February

UAE’s Hope Probe expected to complete Mars orbit in February

By Arab News ·
Hope probe marks Arab world’s first interplanetary mission

Hope probe marks Arab world’s first interplanetary mission

By Rebecca Anne Proctor ·

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