NASA Wants To Drop Helicopter Drones On Mars To Scout For Manned Landing Sites

NASA Wants To Drop Helicopter Drones On Mars To Scout For Manned Landing Sites

The mission, called Skyfall, would use a capsule to drop down towards the Martian surface, open up before it impacts, and out will fly the six helicopters.

Will NASA’s Next Mars Mission Be A Fleet of Helicopters?

Before the launch of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover in 2020, AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) completed an 18-month mad dash to build a helicopter for the mission that could fly five times during a 30-day mission. When Ingenuity arrived at Mars, it stunned even its creators with its capabilities, eventually making 72 flights over three years to explore the Red Planet. So what if NASA sent six larger, more capable copters next time? AV and NASA JPL have …

Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Concept Debuted

AeroVironment Skyfall Project would Deploy Six Martian Aircraft