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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day on Nov. 18, 2025. The images — taken in morning and afternoon — were then merged and color was added for an artistic interpretation of the scene, with blue representing the morning panorama and yellow representing the afternoon one.
This illustration depicts three different of models of NASA's solar-powered Mars helicopter.
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is of a rugged and open terrain of a stark shore-line in Meridiani Planum, giving the impression of a cloud-covered cliff edge with foamy waves crashing against it.

Science Transport & Robotic Innovation for Deployment and Exploration (STRIDE)

NASA's Partnerships with U.S. industry are central to advancing the agencies highest-priority science objectives.

The Mars Exploration Program is soliciting proposals from U.S. industry to conduct design studies and early-stage prototyping of hardware for advanced robotic surface and aerial mobility systems with payload transportation and deployment capabilities for Mars surface operations.

Recent:

Dec 17, 2025 Special Notice:
Science Transport & Robotic Innovation for Deployment and Exploration (STRIDE)
Jan 30, 2026 STRIDE Solicitation Release. For more information visit, STRIDE
Feb 4, 2026 STRIDE Pre-Proposal Virtual Conference. For more information visit, STRIDE
Mar 31, 2026STRIDE Proposal Due

The primary points of contact (POC) for C.13 STRIDE are Erica Montbach and Lane Painter, who may be reached via HQ-STRIDE@mail.nasa.gov.