NASA engineers have pushed experimental Mars helicopter rotors past the speed of sound, a breakthrough that could eventually ...

After reaching Mars with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter proved a huge success as it exceeded expectations with an astonishing 72 flights across the Martian surface.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on the Martian desert floor. The craft made over 70 successful flights on Mars. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / LANL / CNES / IRAP / Simeon Schmauß Mars is hard, even for ...

It’s always good news when we hear about NASA’s “out-of-this-world” next steps toward building a replacement for Ingenuity, the small Mars helicopter-drone. With 72 flights over 1,004 days, Ingenuity ...

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 ...

NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft toward Mars in 2028, carrying three helicopters designed to retrieve rock samples cached on the planet’s surface. The mission, designated SR-1, would ...

Introducing Skyfall: Potential Future Mission Concept for Next-gen Mars Helicopters and Exploration NASA’s incredible Ingenuity helicopter spent nearly three flying across the surface of 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 ...