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Chinese Spacecraft reveals new pictures of Mars

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3 years ago

June 28, 2021

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China’s space agency has released a video of its “Zhu-Rong rover” moving across the surface of Mars.

The videos and photos, captured by the camera installed on the Tianwen-1 spacecraft’s Zhu-Rong rover, show the lander deploying a parachute before touching down on the Mars surface and the rover driving away from its landing platform onto the land.

A wireless camera was placed on the ground by the robot that captured the footage.

The six-wheeled robot is investigating a region known as Utopia Planitia on the red planet.

“When we were designing, we wanted to obtain some visual states of the rover, which could be used as a basis for further improvement of the project,”
Rao Wei, deputy chief designer of the Tianwan-1 Probe, said.

China’s Space Agency says Zhu-rong has driven 236 metres in 42 Mars sols.

A sol is a Martian day which lasts slightly longer than an Earth day, at 24 hours and 39 minutes.

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Boeing’s bad luck continues following Starliner malfunction

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19 hours ago

May 7, 2024

Nathan Langridge

Long-awaited first crewed test flight of the new Starliner space capsule was called off over a technical issue that launch teams could not resolve in time.

Originally scheduled for liftoff from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, the mission aimed to demonstrate Starliner’s capabilities and certify it for regular crewed flights to the ISS, as reported by Reuters.

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Will Tesla’s supercharger layoffs eventually payoff?

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2 days ago

May 6, 2024

Nathan Langridge

Tesla CEO Elon Musk dissolves supercharging team, leaving customers stranded.

Elon Musk’s decision to disband Tesla’s electric vehicle charging team has left customers concerned about the future of the company’s charging infrastructure.

The move comes as a surprise to many, considering Tesla’s commitment to expanding its charging network to support its growing fleet of EVs #featured