NASA is creating a Mars helicopter that might land itself from orbit

NASA is engaged on plans to ship one other helicopter to Mars. The craft would land itself after screaming into the planet’s environment at pace, earlier than protecting a number of kilometres a day whereas carrying scientific tools.

A number of landers have safely touched down on the floor of Mars utilizing parachutes and rockets to sluggish their descent. Some have even contained wheeled rovers that might discover the floor. Then got here NASA’s helicopter drone Ingenuity. Though it was engineered on a shoestring price range, it managed to make a stunning 72 flights on the Purple Planet,…