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NASA’s next-gen Mars helicopters set to carry heavier payloads after breaking Mach 1

NASA has successfully pushed the rotor blades of itsnext-generation Mars helicopters past the speed of sound, marking a major advancement in the agency’s exploration of the Red Planet. These rotor ...
Ars Technica

NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one

NASA has lost contact with one of its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars orbiter is perilously close to running out of fuel, and the third mission ...
The Daily Gazette

NASA’s Mars helicopter makes first flight on another planet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. The triumph was ...
Forbes

White House Could Jeopardize Mars Missions By Slashing NASA’s Funding

The White House scheme to reshape NASA by slashing its funding could jeopardize future human flights to Mars. Shown here is NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft - one of the three Mars orbiters set to ...
ExtremeTech

NASA Concept Would Release an Autonomous Helicopter Swarm on Mars

A slick trailer shows how NASA could five-up itself if the successor to Ingenuity is a whole batch of little sisters. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share ...