With the help of two helicopters, a mini rocket and a new Mars lander, NASA and the European Space Agency are bringing the first samples from...
It’s not easy designing a new helicopter, especially if that new helicopter has to survive a ride on a rocket into space. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is...
Humans just made history: flying an autonomous helicopter on another planet, more than 100 million miles away.
The high-tech Mars 2020 rover is about to launch into space (complete with its own helicopter). But how does this one-tonne beast compare to the original,...
When NASA launches its next Mars rover this summer, it will have a very special cargo on board: A helicopter. NASA’s Ingenuity aims to be the...