Nov 15, 2024 · The mission is timed for launch when Earth and Mars are in good positions relative to each other for landing on Mars. That is, it takes less power to travel to Mars at this …

The Mars 2020 mission, consisting of the rover Perseverance and helicopter Ingenuity, was launched on July 30, 2020, and landed in Jezero crater on Mars on February 18, 2021. [1] As …

There are several spacecraft operating at the red planet. Here are all the Mars missions, past and present.

The history of Mars missions dates back to the early 1960s, with the first successful flyby of the planet by Mariner 4 in 1965. Since then, numerous missions have been launched to explore …

But with Mars 2, launched May 19, the U.S.S.R. finally found hard-won success. The spacecraft reached Mars orbit in November 1971, and Mars 3 (pictured) followed suit in December. …

This site is all about the history of missions to Mars.

Nov 26, 2011 · NASA’s real-time portal for Mars exploration, featuring the latest news, images, and discoveries from the Red Planet.

This is a list of spacecraft missions (including unsuccessful ones) to the planet Mars, such as orbiters, landers, and rovers. Mission time is often measured in Mars sols, solar days on Mars.

Sep 10, 2025 · We bring you mission updates, spacecraft news, science findings, unique Mars imagery — and a vision for the humanity-defining possibilities that NASA’s presence on Mars …

Dec 28, 2021 · A new video looks back on the six-wheeled scientist’s first 10 months on the Red Planet and all that it’s accomplished so far. NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy since …