NASA s Mars Helicopter Survives First Cold Martian Night on Its Own
Ingenuity Deployed on Mars: NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter can be seen on Mars as viewed by the Perseverance rover’s rear Hazard Camera on April 4, 2021, the 44th Martian day, or sol of the mission. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Full image and caption ›
Making it through the frigid Martian temperatures after being deployed by NASA’s Perseverance rover is a major milestone for the small rotorcraft.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has emerged from its first night on the surface of Mars.
Evening temperatures at Jezero Crater can plunge as low as minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 90 degrees Celsius), which can freeze and crack unprotected electrical components and damage the onboard batteries required for flight. Surviving that first night after being deployed from where it was attached to the belly of NASA’s Perseverance rover on April 3 is a major milestone for the 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) rotorcraft. In
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It was reported on Feb. 12 that a team of engineers led by the University of California (UC) San Diego have received a $5.8 million University Leadership Initiative (ULI) grant from NASA to create computational design tools that will help U.S. companies develop more efficient electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designs faster.
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