For sample transport
Nasa wants to send two new helicopters to Mars
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter seen on Mars, captured by the Perseverance rover’s rear camera. photo
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/dpa
Helicopter “Ingenuity” has already successfully landed on Mars. Now, according to Nasa, two mini-helicopters are to follow – they are supposed to help collect samples that are sent back to Earth.
After the successful test of the Mars helicopter “Ingenuity”, the US space agency Nasa wants to send two more mini helicopters to the red planet. The two helicopters could possibly help collect samples to be sent back to Earth, said NASA and the European Space Agency ESA, which is also involved in the project, at a press conference.