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NASA has recently announced a new mission to Mars, known as SkyFall. This mission targets Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, and the most likely future human base outside of the Earth-Moon system.
This mission comprises of two parts, a nuclear powered spacecraft (discussed more in this article) and three new Mars helicopters. As some will remember, these will not be the first helicopters on Mars, as during the Perserverence rover's mission, it deployed Ingenuity, a small helicopter, with a wingspan of 4 feet. Ingenuity then completed the first powered flight on another planet, marking an important space milestone in future exploration.
But, NASA now ventures to send three more Ingenuity-class Mars helicopters aboard Space Reactor Freedom, deploying them in the atmosphere to survey for ice and other resources under the surface for Mars.
In addition, these helicopters will perform other science, including radiation monitoring, meteorology, and more. The scientific understanding and knowlegde gained from these tiny, 1.5lb (on Mars) helicopters will be incredibly valuable for future Martian landings, including human ones.
More updates will follow as the helicopters take form and are developed by NASA before their 140 million mile journey to the Red Planet.
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