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Members of NASA’s Mars Helicopter team prepare the flight model (vehicle going to Mars) for a test in the Space Simulator.
Mars Helicopter Team Prepares for TestMars Helicopter Team Prepares for Test
March 28, 2019
Members of NASA’s Mars Helicopter team prepare the flight model (vehicle going to Mars) for a test in the Space Simulator.
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Members of the NASA Mars Helicopter team inspect the flight model (the actual vehicle going to the Red Planet), inside the Space Simulator.
Inspecting Mars HelicopterInspecting Mars Helicopter
March 28, 2019
Members of the NASA Mars Helicopter team inspect the flight model (the actual vehicle going to the Red Planet), inside the Space Simulator.
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Members of the NASA Mars Helicopter team attach a thermal film to the exterior of the flight model of the Mars Helicopter.
Handling Mars HelicopterHandling Mars Helicopter
March 28, 2019
Members of the NASA Mars Helicopter team attach a thermal film to the exterior of the flight model of the Mars Helicopter.
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NASA Mars Helicopter team members work the flight model (the vehicle going to Mars) in the Space Simulator.
Working Mars HelicopterWorking Mars Helicopter
March 28, 2019
NASA Mars Helicopter team members work the flight model (the vehicle going to Mars) in the Space Simulator.
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This image of the flight model of NASA’s Mars Helicopter was taken on Feb. 14, 2019, in a cleanroom at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
Portrait of NASA's Mars HelicopterPortrait of NASA's Mars Helicopter
March 28, 2019
This image of the flight model of NASA’s Mars Helicopter was taken on Feb. 14, 2019, in a cleanroom at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
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Technicians in the clean room are carefully lowering the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument into the belly of t...
MOXIE Lowered into RoverMOXIE Lowered into Rover
March 21, 2019
Technicians in the clean room are carefully lowering the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument into the belly of the Perseverance rover.
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Technicians working Mars 2020’s System’s Test 1 approach their workstation in the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA’s Jet Prop...
Mars 2020 System Test 1Mars 2020 System Test 1
March 19, 2019
Technicians working Mars 2020’s System’s Test 1 approach their workstation in the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
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Lonely Vigil
March 19, 2019
With the backshell that will help protect the Mars 2020 rover during its descent into the Martian atmosphere visible in the foreground, a technician on the project monitors the progress of Systems Test 1.
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This artist's illustration shows NASA's four successful Mars rovers (from left to right): Sojourner, Spirit and Opportunity, and Curiosity. The ima...
The Evolution of a MartianThe Evolution of a Martian
November 21, 2018
This artist's illustration shows NASA's four successful Mars rovers (from left to right): Sojourner, Spirit and Opportunity, and Curiosity. The image also shows the upcoming Mars 2020 rover and a human explorer.
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NASA Science missions circle Earth, the Sun, the Moon, Mars and many other destinations within our solar system, including spacecraft that look out...
SMD Spacecraft FleetSMD Spacecraft Fleet
November 21, 2018
NASA Science missions circle Earth, the Sun, the Moon, Mars and many other destinations within our solar system, including spacecraft that look out even further into our universe. The Science Fleet depicts the scope of NASA's activity and how our ...
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The Mars 2020 spacecraft follows an entry, descent, landing process similar to that used in landing the Mars rover, Curiosity.
Entry, Descent, and Landing SystemEntry, Descent, and Landing System
November 19, 2018
The Mars 2020 spacecraft follows an entry, descent, landing process similar to that used in landing the Mars rover, Curiosity.
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This Mars map depicts the final four locations under consideration for the landing site of Mars 2020.
Mars 2020's Final FourMars 2020's Final Four
November 19, 2018
This Mars map depicts the final four locations under consideration for the landing site of Mars 2020.
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In this image, the second stage of the Black Brant IX sounding rocket separates from the ASPIRE payload. The third and final flight test of the ASP...
ASPIRE Separates from BoosterASPIRE Separates from Booster
October 26, 2018
In this image, the second stage of the Black Brant IX sounding rocket separates from the ASPIRE payload. The third and final flight test of the ASPIRE payload was launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Sept. 7, 2018.
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This high-definition image was taken on Sept. 7, 2018, during the third and final test flight of the ASPIRE payload. It was the fastest inflation o...
ASPIRE ParachuteASPIRE Parachute
October 26, 2018
This high-definition image was taken on Sept. 7, 2018, during the third and final test flight of the ASPIRE payload. It was the fastest inflation of this size parachute in history and created a peak load of almost 70,000 pounds of force.
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Measuring Up
October 09, 2018
JPL mechanical technician Eddie Castro uses a paint meter to measure the paint thickness on the Mars 2020 rover chassis.