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An American high school student named the first helicopter that was sent to Mars.
Wit was the name chosen by the US space agency NASA in a competition that involved thousands of students across the United States. The name was suggested by Vaneeza Rupani, a junior at Tuscaloosa County High School in Northport, Alabama.
the Merriam-Webster Learning Dictionary defines ingenuity as abilities that allow someone to solve problems, invent things.
Rupani’s entry was one of 28,000 students of all ages from all 50 states, NASA said in a statement. The names had already been submitted as part of a naming competition that ended in March for NASA’s new Mars explorer. Perseverance It was the winning name chosen by a student from Virginia for the new six-wheeled robotic explorer.
NASA said that with so many good suggestions for the explorer, it decided to also choose a name from the same tickets for the helicopter, which will travel to Mars alongside Perseverance.
In his entry, Rupani explained his choice of name. She wrote that ingenuity is what allows us ” perform amazing things “and”expand our horizons to the edges of the universe. ”
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said the ingenuity represents “the values that our helicopter technology manifestation will be showcase. “
Rupani told The Associated Press: “It was really cool that I could be a part of something like this.”
NASA says the explorer, which weighs about 1,043 kilograms, will collect samples from Mars to eventual I return to Earth. It will also look for signs of past lives and gather the weather and geology data.
The scanner and helicopter are currently in the final stages of construction and inspection at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The two are slated to launch in July or August. After a long journey, perseverance is expected to land in Jezero crater on Mars on February 18, 2021.
After reaching the red planet, the helicopter will remain covered to protect it until the time is right for the plane to deploy. The mill will have a 31-day flight window to demonstrate that powered flights can be successful on Mars, NASA said.
The planned launch of Perseverance is part of a program that also includes missions to the moon to prepare for possible human exploration of Mars.
NASA plans to land the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024. After that, it will seek to establish what it calls a Lunar Gate, a small spacecraft that would remain in orbit around the moon. It would be designed as a base from which astronauts could make trips to the moon and possibly to Mars.
I’m Bryan Lynn
Bryan Lynn wrote this story for VOA Learning English, based on reports from The Associated Press and NASA. Hai Do was the editor.
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Words in this story
perseverance – north. the quality that allows someone to continue doing something even if it is difficult
perform – v. succeed in doing something good
expand your horizons – phr. increase the amount of things you know, have experienced, or can do
showcase – v. to present, display or display
geology – north. Rocks, soil, land formation processes, etc., of a particular area.
mission – north. a task or job that someone has to do
junior – north. a student in the third of four years at a high school or college
manifestation – north. a shortened version of the word demo
eventual – adj. Come or happen at a later time
