NASA teams are testing drones, robot dogs, and new flight software in America’s toughest deserts to prepare for the ...

When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like conditions here on Earth. Then they test, tinker, and repeat. That's why a team from ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is testing drone navigation software in Death Valley to prepare future rotorcraft for Mars’ terrain.

NASA is continually developing next-generation technologies to explore Mars, and a recent study conducted in Death Valley sheds light on how these innovations are tested on Earth. A team from NASA’s ...

The Extended Robust Aerial Autonomy system is being tested in California to enhance Mars rotorcraft navigation, ensuring safe ...

To develop more robust next-generation aerial explorers, NASA's Mars Exploration program is turning to drones.

Robots flying around in space seem more like fiction than reality, but recently NASA has been testing their free-flying robots called Smart SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, ...

From NASA's Death Valley tests for Mars helicopter replacements to Ukraine's interceptor drones, the rapid evolution of drone ...

In 2021, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab successfully launched the first powered flight on another planet with the Ingenuity drone helicopter, co-developed with AeroVironment, Inc. Now, the two are ...

For this week’s round-up of commercial drone industry news, we look at ways to prepare for a potential (inevitable?) DJI ...

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