13 March 2019
'Marscopter' to accompany rover on Mars 2020 mission
... within the atmosphere. The law however doesn’t stipulate which planet’s atmosphere it relates to though. “Flying a heavier-than-air vehicle within Mars’ thin atmosphere has never been done before, and we’re excited our aeronautics experts could ...
23 July 2020
China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission launches successfully
... nicknamed a “Marscopter.” The Marscopter is essentially a technology demonstration programme to test the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet so that future explorers can be aided with “eyes in the skies,” as well...
