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NASA to test helicopter on 2020 Mars mission, in a first for interplanetary aviation

May 13, 2018

A helicopter will launch with NASA’s Mars rover in 2020, to become the first heavier-than-air aircraft to operate on another planet, according to BBC News. A team spent four years designing the helicopter to...

NASA invites masses to connect with next Mars mission by inscribing names on Orion Module microchips

Charles Omedo

Oct 9, 2014

Innovation

NASA is giving everybody the opportunity to be part of history – to join the space missions to Mars – by registering on a dedicated website opened for the purpose and having your name inscribed on a microchip t...

NASA tests LDSD Flying Saucer Mars Mission Vehicle successfully in Hawaii

Platonium

Jun 29, 2014

Innovation

Hawaii - NASA has tested a revolutionary new technology developed as a part of Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) program, which involves a flying saucer and a giant parachute to safely land giant robots...

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