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 by Staff Writers Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2020
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 on Sunday successfully carried out its second orbital correction, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The probe conducted the orbital correction at 11 p.m. on Sunday (Beijing Time) after four of its 120N engines were in operation for 20 seconds. The performance of the 120N engines was tested simultaneously. The probe has traveled in orbit for roughly 60 days so far, and was about 19 million km away from Earth. All of the probe's systems were in good condition, said the CNSA. The orbital correction was carried out to ensure the probe follows the theoretical orbit as closely as possible. The probe carried out its first orbital correction on Aug. 2. China launched the Mars probe on July 23. It was designed to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission. The probe is expected to reach the red planet around February 2021. Source: Xinhua News Agency
AFRL technology traveling to Mars Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Sep 18, 2020 The Red Planet, Mars, will soon be receiving more visitors when NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover accompanied by its flight companion, a 4-pound Mars Helicopter named Ingenuity, touches down in February 2021. The Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate has three important technologies being using on Perseverance and Ingenuity, launched together on an Atlas V rocket on Jul. 30, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Ingenuity is the first helicopter to a ... read more
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