Surprise! A piece of the Wright brothers’ first airplane made the 300 million-mile journey to Mars on board Perseverance

A piece of the Wright brothers’ first airplane is on Mars. NASA’s experimental Martian helicopter holds a small swatch of fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer, the space agency revealed Tuesday. The helicopter, named Ingenuity, hitched a ride to the red planet with the Perseverance rover, arriving last month. Ingenuity will attempt the first powered,…

Tianwen-1 probe successfully enters Mars orbit in China’s first independent mission to Red Planet

Chinese space probe Tianwen-1 has successfully reached Mars and entered a stable orbit around the Red Planet. The spacecraft is expected to deploy a rover to study the planet’s surface in around three months. The probe’s half-year journey to Mars successfully concluded on Wednesday, according to China’s National Space Administration. The Tianwen-1 – ‘Quest for…

UK Space Companies Occupy Scotland’s Space Sector

UK Space Companies Occupy Scotland’s Space Sector  Description: When it comes to investing in a space company, many developers have their eyes on the Scottish market. With huge economic growth in Scottish space development, there are hopes that the country will use space technology to develop its environmental aims. Despite being a relatively small country,…