Sojourner (rover) - Wikipedia
The robotic Sojourner rover reached Mars on July 4, 1997 as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission. Sojourner was operational on Mars for 92 sols (95 Earth days), and was the first wheeled …
NASA's 1st Mars rover touched down 25 years ago | Space
Jul 5, 2022 — NASA's first-ever Mars rover, dubbed Sojourner, touched down in Chryse Planitia on July 4, 1997, atop its landing vehicle, Pathfinder.
25 Years Ago: Mars Pathfinder Launches to Mars to Deploy ... - NASA
Dec 7, 2021 — The landing of Mars Pathfinder and its Sojourner rover on July 4, 1997, began an uninterrupted period with at least one spacecraft and typically several operating in Mars orbit …
Mars Pathfinder - NASA Science
Dec 4, 1996 — NASA’s Mars Pathfinder successfully demonstrated a new way to safely land on the Red Planet and deliver the first-ever robotic rover, Sojourner, to the Martian surface. Mars …
25 years ago, NASA landed its first rover on Mars - Inverse
Jul 4, 2022 — Pathfinder brought the first rover to the Martian surface. The mission paved the way for Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance.
NASA Marks 25 Years Since Pathfinder Touched Down on Mars
Jul 27, 2022 — The documentary film “The Pathfinders” tells the story of a small group of engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who took on the challenge of both putting a lander on the …
Sojourner: NASA’s first Mars rover | Astronomy.com
Jul 4, 2023 — Sojourner may have been the first rover to rove on Mars, but a quarter of a century earlier, the Soviet Union sent the very first rovers to the Red Planet as part of the Mars 2 and …
NASA Names First Rover to Explore the Surface of Mars
Jul 14, 1995 — On the 30th anniversary of Mars exploration, NASA has selected the name "Sojourner" for the first rover to explore the planet.
The Mars Rovers: Sojourner | NASA Space Place – NASA Science …
Nov 8, 2024 — For the first time, they used a small wheeled robot to study the surface of Mars. This robotic explorer, called a rover, was named Sojourner. It was only about the size of a …
Evolution of NASA’s Mars Rovers: Sojourner to Perseverance
2 days ago — Since landing its first rover on Mars in 1997, NASA has pushed the boundaries of exploration with increasingly larger and more sophisticated robotic explorers. Each mission …