not the least because NASA had recently experienced some high-profile Red Planet failures. The idea that the proposed mission ...

The first option uses NASA's tried-and-true Sky Crane system, a robotic jetpack that famously lowered the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers onto the Martian surface in 2012 and 2021, respectively.

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this ... 2020 it did so with the help of a heat-shield and a rocket-powered jetpack. On its way across Mars’ Jezero Crater it’s found a few bits of ...