The sky crane system used on the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers is a challenging control system problem that piqued [Nicholas Rehm]’s curiosity. Constrained to Earth, he decided to ...

The first option for getting a sample-retrieval lander on Mars would employ a beefed-up version of a tried-and-true technology: the JPL-developed, hovering “sky crane” platform that landed the ...

Ultimately, NASA settled on two options, with the key difference being the way a Mars sample retrieval lander is delivered to the planet’s surface. Option 1 is the sky crane method, which NASA ...

Aerojet Rocketdyne went a step farther, urging NASA to reduce the mass of the Mars rocket to reuse its sky crane. A Mars rover descends to the surface of the planet with the help of the sky crane ...

The first method NASA is evaluating is called the "sky crane," in which a vehicle will head to Mars, get close to the surface with the help of a parachute, pick up the samples the Perseverance ...

The first option will rely on the sky crane method, used for the entry descent and landing of the two rovers still exploring Mars. The second will utilize new commercial capabilities and partners ...

One would be to use a version of the sky crane system that was used to land both the Mars rovers Perseverance and Curiosity safely on the Martian surface. The other would be to use a heavy lander ...

During Tuesday’s press conference, Nelson presented the two options being considered to help the Sample Retrieval Lander touch down on Mars. The first option would be the "sky crane" landing ...

The Mars Sample Return program is a joint NASA ... that will lift the samples into Mars orbit—to the planet. The Sky Crane would deploy a parachute and small rocket boosters to slow itself ...

waiting to come home and for us to tear apart in our labs and answer this question about life on Mars,” she said. “Our job is to go get it.” She outlined the sky crane approach that JPL ...