NASA has recharged a small spacecraft designed to explore the red planet along with the Perseverance rover. The agency said Thursday it examined the Ingenuity Mars helicopter's six lithium-ion batteries and used
MoreNASA has docked its Mars Helicopter to the Mars 2020 rover for the upcoming exploration mission on the red planet. Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory attached the twin-rotor, solar-powered helicopter to the rover's belly section,
MoreNASA concluded initial flight testing of a rotary aircraft designed to fly above the red planet's surface. The four-pound Mars Helicopter underwent temperature testing and other trials to obtain certification to operate
MoreA small unmanned rotorcraft is set to take off with NASAâs Mars 2020 rover aboard United Launch Allianceâs Atlas V rocket in July 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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