When NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts its first test flight on the Red Planet, the agency's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will be close by, as seen in this artist's concept. NASA MARCI ...
which was the first successful mission to fly by Mars and send back close-up images of the planet. Red Planet Day is important because it highlights humanity's enduring quest to explore Mars and ...
Perhaps humans will one day join robots on the red planet. NASA has stated its goal to send humans back to the moon as a stepping-stone to Mars. Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, is building a ...