The helicopters will scout the Martian surface to help prepare for a human landing on the Red Planet.

The mission, called Skyfall, would use a capsule to drop down towards the Martian surface, open up before it impacts, and out ...

In December, NASA unveiled another concept: an SUV-sized “ Mars Chopper ” with six rotor blades. This larger helicopter would ...

American defense contractor AeroVironment presented the Skyfall, a concept for dropping six exploration helicopters on the ...

The aerospace technology firm on Thursday unveiled the concept, which it described as a system for potential future ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars far exceeded expectations. Intended to make 5 flights over 30 ...

AeroVironment, in collaboration with NASA, introduced a new Mars helicopter for exploration, Skyfall. The concept involved a ...

With eight successful Mars landings, NASA is upping the ante with the spacecraft Perseverance. Set for liftoff this week, the newest rover is taking a helicopter along for an otherworldly test flight.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter damaged its rotor blade during its Flight 72 landing on Jan. 25, 2024. NASA/JPL/AFP via Getty Images ...

NASA’s Mars helicopter was supposed to fly five times. It’s flown 28. The little helicopter that could has exceeded all expectations. But now, as the Martian winter sets in, its future is ...

When the Ingenuity helicopter takes flight on Mars this month, the technology demonstration could pave the way for future powered, controlled flight on Mars and other planets in our solar system ...

On February 18, 2021, NASA's Mars Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter (shown in an artist's concept) will be the two newest explorers on the red planet. NASA/JPL-Caltech Flying on Mars vs ...