Learn helicopter! NASA sends a helicopter to Mars in 2020

Learn helicopter! NASA sends a helicopter to Mars in 2020

On a mission for the 2020 summer program, NASA will send a helicopter to Mars, the organization announced on Friday. The mission Mars 2020 or Red Planet rover mission planned launch in July this year, NASA plans Mars helicopter, described as “small, independent rotocraft.” “NASA has a proud history of firsts,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “The idea of ​​flying a helicopter in the sky from another planet, it’s exciting. Mars helicopter great promise for our future science, discovery and exploration missions to Mars.” The use of the helicopter is designed to demonstrate the ability of Mars to manage vehicles heavier than air. He will fly to the front spoiler of the Mars Rover in 2020 as an investment. The helicopter Mars development started almost five years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA in California.
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