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A Fantastic Period for Space Exploration – Aeronautics – Aeronautics Online
It is a rare occasion when three milestones for space exploration are reached within a single week – however, that is exactly what happened, all within different fields. The first of these was the launch of the Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter…

It is a rare occasion when three milestones for space exploration are reached within a single week – however, that is exactly what happened, all within different fields.
The first of these was the launch of the Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on an Atlas V rocket. Destination: Jezero Crater, Mars, a once-flooded crater. The latest NASA Mars rover since Perseverance’s sister Curiosity (to reduce costs, Perseverance‘s design is derived largely from Curiosity‘s) Perseverance nonet…