{"id":543,"date":"2025-12-11T03:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T02:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/nasa-jpl-unveils-rover-operations-center-for-moon-mars-missions\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:15:33","slug":"nasa-jpl-unveils-rover-operations-center-for-moon-mars-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/nasa-jpl-unveils-rover-operations-center-for-moon-mars-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA JPL Unveils Rover Operations Center for Moon, Mars Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">5 min read<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nasa-jpl-unveils-rover-operations-center-for-moon-mars-missions-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-932\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nasa-jpl-unveils-rover-operations-center-for-moon-mars-missions-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nasa-jpl-unveils-rover-operations-center-for-moon-mars-missions-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nasa-jpl-unveils-rover-operations-center-for-moon-mars-missions-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nasa-jpl-unveils-rover-operations-center-for-moon-mars-missions-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nasa-jpl-unveils-rover-operations-center-for-moon-mars-missions-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Building the Future Together \u2013 JPL's Rover Operations Center\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZIg_XgsnfJk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This video highlights the Rover Operations Center at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A center of excellence for current and future rover, aerial, and other surface missions, the ROC will support partnerships and technology transfer to catalyze the next generation of Moon and Mars surface missions. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>The center leverages AI along with JPL\u2019s unique infrastructure, unrivaled tools, and years of operations expertise to support industry partners developing future planetary surface missions.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Wednesday inaugurated its Rover Operations Center (ROC), a center of excellence for current and future surface missions to the Moon and Mars. During the launch event, leaders from the commercial space and AI industries toured the facilities, participated in working sessions with JPL mission teams, and learned more about the first-ever use of generative AI by NASA\u2019s Perseverance Mars rover team to create future routes for the robotic explorer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/roc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">center<\/a> was established to integrate and innovate across JPL\u2019s planetary surface missions while simultaneously forging strategic partnerships with industry and academia to advance U.S. interests in the burgeoning space economy. The center builds on JPL\u2019s 30-plus years of experience developing and operating Mars surface missions, including humanity\u2019s only <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/ingenuity-mars-helicopter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helicopter<\/a> to fly at Mars as well as the only two active planetary surface missions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Rover Operations Center is a force multiplier,\u201d said JPL Director Dave Gallagher. \u201cIt integrates decades of specialized knowledge with powerful new tools, and exports that knowledge through partnerships to catalyze the next generation of Moon and Mars surface missions. As NASA\u2019s federally funded research and development center, we are chartered to do exactly this type of work \u2014 to increase the cadence, the efficiency, and the impact for our transformative NASA missions and to support the commercial space market as they take their own giant leaps.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A rover drives down an incline as a group of people watch from a distance.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg 8256w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e2-roc-d2025-1210-rl0409.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Rover prototype ERNEST (Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain) demonstrates some of its advanced mobility and autonomy capabilities in JPL\u2019s Mars Yard. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Genesis of ROC<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Through decades of successful Mars rover missions, JPL has continuously improved the unique autonomy, robotic capabilities, and best practices that have been demanded by increasingly complex robotic explorers. The ROC offers an accessible centralized structure to facilitate future exploration efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur rovers are lasting longer and are more sophisticated than ever before. The scientific stakes are high, as we have just witnessed with the discovery of a potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-says-mars-rover-discovered-potential-biosignature-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">biosignature<\/a> in Jezero Crater by the Perseverance mission. We are starting down a decade of unprecedented civil and commercial exploration at the Moon, which will require robotic systems to assist astronauts and support lunar infrastructure,\u201d said Matt Wallace, who heads JPL\u2019s Exploration Systems Office. \u201cMobile vehicles like rovers, helicopters, and drones are the most dynamic and challenging assets we operate. It\u2019s time to take our game up a notch and bring everybody we can with us.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A man, illuminated by white light, talking to a group of people in a room that is otherwise dark and dimly lit with blue light.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg 6582w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?resize=1024,767 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?resize=1536,1151 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?resize=2048,1535 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?resize=1200,899 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e1-roc-d2025-1210-rl0028128.jpg?resize=2000,1499 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Michael Thelen of JPL\u2019s Exploration Systems Office discusses the newly inaugurated Rover Operations Center in JPL\u2019s historic Space Flight Operations Facility on Dec. 10.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Future forward\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>A key focus of the ROC is on the more rapid infusion of higher-level autonomy into surface missions through partnerships with the AI and commercial space industries. The objective is to catalyze change to deliver next-generation science and exploration capabilities for the nation and NASA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As NASA\u2019s only federally funded research and development center, JPL has been evolving vehicle autonomy since the 1990s, when JPL began developing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/mars-pathfinder-sojourner-rover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sojourner<\/a>, the first rover on another planet. Improvements to vehicle independence over the years have included the evolution of autonomy in sampling activities, driving, and science-target selection. Most recently, those improvements have extended to the development of Perseverance\u2019s ability to autonomously schedule and execute many commanded energy-intensive activities, like keeping warm at night, as it sees fit. This capability allows the rover to conserve power, which it can reallocate in real time to perform more science or longer drives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the explosion of AI capabilities, the ROC rover team is leaving no Mars stone unturned in the hunt for future efficiencies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a small team complete a \u2018three-week challenge,\u2019 applying generative AI to a few of our operational use cases. During this challenge, it became clear there are many opportunities for AI infusion that can supercharge our capabilities,\u201d said Jennifer Trosper, ROC program manager at JPL. \u201cWith these new partnerships, together we will infuse AI into operations to path-find the next generation of capabilities for science and exploration.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg 7520w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?resize=300,220 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?resize=768,562 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?resize=1024,749 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?resize=1536,1124 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?resize=2048,1499 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?resize=400,293 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?resize=600,439 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?resize=900,659 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?resize=1200,878 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e3-roc-d2025-1210-g3861-crop.jpg?resize=2000,1464 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">H\u00e5vard Grip, chief pilot of NASA\u2019s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter \u2014 the only aircraft to fly on another planet \u2014 offers insights into aerial exploration of the Red Planet at the lab\u2019s 25-Foot Space Simulator, which subjects spacecraft to the harsh conditions of space.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the ROC\u2019s inauguration, attendees toured JPL operations facilities, including where the rover drivers plan their next routes. They also visited JPL\u2019s historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov\/how-we-do-it\/facilities\/marsyard-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mars Yard<\/a>, which reproduces Martian terrain to test rover capabilities, and the massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/25-foot-space-simulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">25-Foot Space Simulator<\/a> that has tested spacecraft from Voyagers 1 and 2 to Perseverance to America\u2019s next generation of lunar landers. A panel discussion explored the historical value of rovers and aerial systems like the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in planetary surface exploration. Also discussed was the promise of a new public-private partnership opportunity across a virtual network of operational missions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Attendees were briefed on tiered engagement options for partners, from mission architecture support to autonomy integration, testing, and operations. These opportunities extend to science and human precursor robotic missions, as well as to human-robotic interaction and spacewalks for astronauts on the Moon and Mars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A highlight for event participants came when the Perseverance team showcased how the ROC\u2019s generative AI can assist rover planners in creating future routes for the rover. The AI analyzed high-resolution orbital images of Jezero Crater and other relevant data and then generated waypoints that kept Perseverance away from hazardous terrain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Managed for NASA by Caltech, JPL is the home of the Rover Operations Center (ROC).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the ROC, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/roc\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/roc\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/roc<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>News Media Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DC Agle<br \/>Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<br \/>818-393-9011<br \/>agle@jpl.nasa.gov<\/p>\n<p>2025-137<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 nasa_template_article_a hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 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src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/psd\/planetary-science-division\/2025\/LunarSouthPoleHeader.png\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">4 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">NASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis\u00a0IV Lunar\u00a0Surface Science<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-md color-carbon-60\">NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" 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style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"><\/path><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 week ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/planets\/mars\/nasa-tests-drones-in-death-valley-preps-for-martian-sands-and-skies\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"><\/p>\n<div 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-pia26674-researchers-test-mars-drone-software-in-death-valley-web.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-pia26674-researchers-test-mars-drone-software-in-death-valley-web.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">6 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley, Preps for Martian Sands and Skies<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"><\/path><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 week ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover Related Topics<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/planetary-science\/programs\/mars-exploration\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars Exploration<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Mars is the only planet we know of inhabited entirely by robots. Learn more about the Mars Missions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-mars-nasa-gov-jpg.webp\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/planetary-science\/programs\/mars-exploration\/mission-timeline\/how-we-land-on-mars\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>How We Land on Mars<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">How does NASA get its Mars rovers and landers safely to the surface of the Red Planet? Parachutes, airbags, a\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/45593-pia24265-mars-2020-perseverance-entry-descent-landing-un-annotated.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">NASA\u2019s Mars Perseverance rover seeks signs of ancient life and collects samples of rock and regolith for possible Earth return.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pia26344-perseverance-selfie-at-cheyava-mars2020home-1920x640-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-exploration-rovers-spirit-and-opportunity\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">NASA\u2019s Spirit and Opportunity rovers were identical twin robots who helped rewrite our understanding of the early history of Mars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/365-mer-1280-spirit.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This video highlights the Rover Operations Center at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 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