About this episode

This episode discusses the discoveries made by the Perseverance rover on Mars and future NASA missions.

NASA’s robotic explorers are looking for signs of ancient life on Mars. In its five years and counting on the surface of the Red Planet, the Perseverance rover has collected dozens of rock samples, including tantalizing features that could be signs of past life. Scientists want to keep studying Mars. That’s why NASA plans to send a fleet of next-generation helicopter drones and—one day—astronauts. In this episode, catch up on Perseverance’s biggest discoveries with project scientist Katie Stack Morgan and fly along with Håvard Grip, the pilot for the first-ever flight of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter. For more information, visit nasa.gov/perseverance

People in this episode

Guests: Katie Stack Morgan, Håvard Grip

Topics covered

• Mars exploration
• Perseverance rover
• ancient life
• NASA missions
• robotic explorers
• helicopter drones

Keywords

• Perseverance
• Mars
• ancient life
• NASA
• robotic explorers
• Ingenuity helicopter
• helicopter drones

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA

Products: Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter

Places: Mars, Red Planet

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