After a series of successful space missions during the past year, 2021 promises some exciting new international exploration projects. Three nations have launched spacecraft designed to begin exploring Mars in 2021. The U.S. space agency, NASA, is expecting its explorer, called Perseverance, to land on the Red Planet on February 18. The explorer, or rover, is on a mission to “search for signs of life and collect rock and soil samples,” NASA says. Perseverance is NASA’s fifth Mars explorer. It is carrying a small experimental helicopter, called Ingenuity. The device would be the first to test the abilities of such a craft on another planet. One important experiment will test a device designed to capture carbon dioxide from Mars’ atmosphere and turn it into oxygen.
Title: Major Space Mission Planned in 2021
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space agency, NASA, is expecting its explorer, called Perseverance, to land on the Red Planet on February 18.</span> <span data-start-time='37104' data-end-time='50875'>The explorer, or rover, is on a mission to “search for signs of life and collect rock and soil samples,” NASA says.</span> <span data-start-time='50875' data-end-time='56792'>Perseverance is NASA’s fifth Mars explorer.</span> <span data-start-time='56792' data-end-time='63896'>It is carrying a small experimental helicopter, called Ingenuity.</span> <span data-start-time='63896' data-end-time='72250'>The device would be the first to test the abilities of such a craft on another planet.</span> <span data-start-time='72250' data-end-time='86104'>One important experiment will test a device designed to capture carbon dioxide from Mars’ atmosphere and turn it into oxygen.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4814/three_nations_have_launched_spacecraft_in_2021_designed_to_begin_exploring__blank_.wav'>Three nations have launched spacecraft in 2021 designed to begin exploring <span class='blank'>Mars</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Mars'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4814/mercury.wav'><span>Mercury</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4814/mars.wav'><span>Mars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4814/saturn.wav'><span>Saturn</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4814/pluto.wav'><span>Pluto</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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