Discover the most unique and innovative helicopters ever created in this fascinating showcase. From experimental UAVs like ...

NASA’s experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday, achieving the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet. The triumph was ...

Creating an aircraft that will fly in the Martian atmosphere is an engineering tour de force. The aircraft must be able to operate in an environment that has approximately 1% of the atmospheric ...

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity made history again Thursday with another epic Red Planet flight. This time, controllers on Earth completed a more challenging flight by climbing to 16 feet and tilting ...

It’s been more than a year since the Ingenuity helicopter broke one of its blades, ending its experimental stint on Mars. On the heels of this wildly successful NASA mission, a defense contractor has ...

In 2021, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab successfully launched the first powered flight on another planet with the Ingenuity drone helicopter, co-developed with AeroVironment, Inc. Now, the two are ...

Helicopters on Mars may sound like something from a science fiction novel — or perhaps just a typical "Doctor Who" episode. But actually, they're not fully confined to the world of sci-fi; after all, ...

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flew faster and farther on Sunday than it had in any previous flights or any tests on Earth. The device flew 50 meters, over half the length of a football field, at a ...

Introducing Skyfall: Potential Future Mission Concept for Next-gen Mars Helicopters and Exploration NASA’s incredible Ingenuity helicopter spent nearly three flying across the surface of Mars, ...

NASA announced this week the Ingenuity helicopter will attempt its first test flight over Mars on Monday. The flight is scheduled for Sunday, but results won’t make it back to Earth until Monday. A ...

A slick trailer shows how NASA could five-up itself if the successor to Ingenuity is a whole batch of little sisters. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share ...