Perseverance
Ingenuity is airborne (as is oxygen) on Mars
It was a big week for NASA and Mars. Ingenuity, the helicopter that hitched a ride to Mars on the belly of Perseverance (check out
April 28, 2021
Space Travel
Virgin Galactic, already onto SpaceShip III
In our last post, we did a little dive into the history of commercial space travel and introduced the dearMoon competition. Continuing on in our
April 28, 2021
Space Travel
dearMoon and the history of private space travel
With SpaceX’s Starship in the news for a few explosive issues, we’ve started to wonder more about the prospects for commercial space flight. A few
April 7, 2021
Perseverance
Ingenuity, the first powered flight on Mars
Perseverance is a science mission, and as part of that mission, they’re testing out new technologies. The Ingenuity helicopter (named by competition winner Vaneeza Rupani)
March 17, 2021
Perseverance
Cameras in space – a history and aboard Perseverance
Perseverance isn’t the first visitor to Mars with cameras. I thought I would recommend a post by B&H that documented the history of some of
March 9, 2021
Perseverance
Mars is bleak and beautiful
In the last post, we admired the first images shared by Perseverance after landing on the 18th of February 2021. Since then, the rover has
February 27, 2021
Perseverance
Who else is exploring Mars?
NASA are loud and proud about Perseverance and the landing on 18th February 2021. But they’ll have plenty of company out there. Let’s take a look at the Hope Probe and Tianwen-1.
February 16, 2021
