As big as an SUV NASA presents new Mars multicopter
In January, NASA's exploration multicopter crashed on its approach to the surface of Mars. Now the space agency is unveiling the successor model: it could represent the future of Mars exploration.
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- NASA presents the concept of a new multicopter that is to be used on Mars.
- It is the successor to the Ingenuity copter, which crashed on its approach to the surface of Mars in January 2024.
- In the video, blue News shows you what the new Mars Copper will be able to do and how it will be used.
It was a dark day for NASA: In January 2024, after more than 70 flights - the first aerial vehicle ever to complete a powered, controlled flight on another planet - crashed in the red dunes of Mars: the Ingenuity multicopter.
The enormous performance of the aircraft surprised the developers. They had actually only expected a maximum of five flights for the aircraft, which is just over one meter tall. The designers are therefore now planning a successor to the Ingenuity.
The new one will be twice as big
The new Mars helicopter is still at an early concept and design stage.
blue News shows you the first animations of the future Mars flyer in the video and explains what the chopper will be able to do.
