Chinese scientists have alleged that NASA's new moon rover "copies" design elements from their Zhurong Mars rover. "This is a copy of the Chinese design," a Beijing-based space scientist who has ...

NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, started out as a concept on paper. Scientists and engineers have brought it to life and artists have illustrated that journey along the way.

Airbus's Sample Fetch Rover was destined for Mars until NASA pulled the plug on the project in July. But the team behind it is determined to find it a new role.

This rover from [WildWillyRobots] doesn’t share that issue, thanks to a smart suspension design. The rover itself is built using 3D printed components for everything from the enclosure, to the ...

Each of the Mars rovers has gone to a different place on the planet, ... The Design and Engineering of Curiosity. Springer, 2018. Janet Vertesi. Seeing Like a Rover.

As fun as it would be to visit Mars, we wouldn't necessarily want to walk a mile in the Curiosity rover's shoes — or rather, its wheels. After landing in Mars' Gale Crater in 2012 and traveling ...

2. Schlernitzauer needed a special bearings design for Curiosity. As a product designer for the Timken Co., Schlernitzauer helped to design the bearings system that was used to land the Mars rover ...

Mars rovers today are bulky explorers with slow, years-long missions to collect samples, find water, ... We also want to improve the general design and functionality of the rover. While we love ASCEND ...

On Sept. 30, NASA's Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the tiny moon Phobos crossing the sun's face.