NASA launches unmanned helicopter on Mars
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched an unmanned helicopter from the surface of Mars. Testing in space was successful.
Launched by NASA, the helicopter is a small unmanned aerial vehicle that resembles a drone. However, the technical characteristics of the latter were adapted to the extreme conditions of Mars, which made it possible to conduct a test flight.
In mid-April, the unmanned aerial vehicle took off from the surface of the planet, rose to a height of three meters, hovered and descended. The hover time was about 1.5 minutes.
The preparation for the flight of the unmanned helicopter took about 15 days, starting after the device landed on the planet's surface. After completing the flight, the device went into normal mode.
The drone helicopter was launched aboard the rover from Earth back in February 2021. One of the priority tasks of the device is to study the airspace of Mars, as well as coordinate the information space between the rover and the Earth.
It is assumed that after analyzing all the test parameters, the device will begin to prepare for other tests. In the near future - a flight over the Martian crater Ezero. The rover, for its part, must provide support for flight, surveying, and analysis of the soil surface.
Exploration of Mars continues. Scientists are examining the planet's surface step by step. Collect environmental data. The use of a drone helicopter allows you to do this in a complex way: also from the air. Probably, after the next testing, other devices will also be connected.
Read also: US scientists have developed material for devices that work on other planets
Launched by NASA, the helicopter is a small unmanned aerial vehicle that resembles a drone. However, the technical characteristics of the latter were adapted to the extreme conditions of Mars, which made it possible to conduct a test flight.
In mid-April, the unmanned aerial vehicle took off from the surface of the planet, rose to a height of three meters, hovered and descended. The hover time was about 1.5 minutes.
The preparation for the flight of the unmanned helicopter took about 15 days, starting after the device landed on the planet's surface. After completing the flight, the device went into normal mode.
The drone helicopter was launched aboard the rover from Earth back in February 2021. One of the priority tasks of the device is to study the airspace of Mars, as well as coordinate the information space between the rover and the Earth.
It is assumed that after analyzing all the test parameters, the device will begin to prepare for other tests. In the near future - a flight over the Martian crater Ezero. The rover, for its part, must provide support for flight, surveying, and analysis of the soil surface.
Exploration of Mars continues. Scientists are examining the planet's surface step by step. Collect environmental data. The use of a drone helicopter allows you to do this in a complex way: also from the air. Probably, after the next testing, other devices will also be connected.
Read also: US scientists have developed material for devices that work on other planets
