NASA Mars Pathfinder: 25 years after the first rover landed on the red planet - The Indian Express

NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission successfully touched down on the planet's surface on July 4, 1994. Its legacy continues to shape human space exploration to date.

NASAs Mars Pathfinder mission was designed to demonstrate the technology required to deliver an instrument lander and a robotic rover to the surface of the planet. It was launched on December 4, 1996… [+1869 chars]

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