In 2020, NASA launched the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter as part of its Mars 2020 mission, hitching the small rotorcraft aboard the Perseverance rover. The craft touched down on Mars' Jezero Crater on 18 ...

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It’s been nearly a year since the record-breaking Ingenuity helicopter broke a blade, ending the airborne ventures of the first powered, controlled aircraft to take flight on another planet. Now, NASA ...

Hoping to push Mars exploration into top gear and do recon for a future crewed landing, AeroVironment has released its concept for a mission consisting of half a dozen autonomous helicopters that ...

"She still has one final gift for us, which is that she's now going to continue on as a weather station of sorts." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

AeroVironment and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) unveiled "Skyfall," a concept for potential future Mars helicopter missions targeting a 2028 deployment. Building on the success of the ...

"She still has one final gift for us, which is that she's now going to continue on as a weather station of sorts." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.