NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter turns ‘winter warrior’ for next flight

[ad_1] The last time we heard from the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, it was grounded temporarily ahead of winter and dust season on the red planet. But now, the NASA team working on the rotorcraft is preparing for its next flight, which could happen this week. Ingenuity’s 30th flight will be a short hop to check […]

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NASA will send more helicopters to Mars

[ad_1] The first helicopter that NASA sent to Mars worked so well that it is sending two more. The helicopters are similar to Ingenuity, the “Marscopter” that accompanied NASA’s Perseverance rover to Mars. But they’ll have the added ability of being able to grab and transport small tubes filled with bits of Martian rock. (Think […]

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