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Source: afp , The US space agency said Friday it plans to launch the first-ever helicopter to Mars in 2020, a miniature, unmanned drone-like chopper that could boost our understanding of the Red Planet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Known simply as \u00abThe Mars Helicopter,\u00bb the device weighs less than four pounds (1.8 kilograms), and its main body section, or fuselage, is about the size of a softball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It will be attached to the belly pan of the Mars 2020 rover, a wheeled robot that aims to determine the habitability of the Martian environment, search for signs of ancient life, and assess natural resources and hazards for future human explorers.<\/p>\n

Mars 2020 is planned for launch in July 2020 with an arrival on the surface of Mars expected in February 2021.<\/p>\n

\u00abNASA has a proud history of firsts,\u00bb said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe idea of a helicopter flying the skies of another planet is thrilling.\u00bb<\/p>\n

No nation has ever flown an helicopter on Mars before.<\/p>\n

– Thin atmosphere –<\/p>\n

The undertaking began in August 2013 as a technology development project at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.<\/p>\n

In order to fly in Mars’ thin atmosphere, the space helicopter has to be super light, yet as powerful as possible.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe altitude record for a helicopter flying here on Earth is about 40,000 feet (12,100 meters),\u00bb said Mimi Aung, Mars Helicopter project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe atmosphere of Mars is only one percent that of Earth, so when our helicopter is on the Martian surface, it’s already at the Earth equivalent of 100,000 feet up (30,500 meters),\u00bb she added.<\/p>\n

Engineers built the copter’s twin, counter-rotating blades to \u00abbite into the thin Martian atmosphere at almost 3,000 rpm — about 10 times the rate of a helicopter on Earth,\u00bb said a NASA statement.<\/p>\n

The helicopter is equipped with \u00absolar cells to charge its lithium-ion batteries, and a heating mechanism to keep it warm through the cold Martian nights.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Controllers on Earth will command the Mars Helicopter, which was designed to receive and interpret commands from the ground.<\/p>\n

Plans are being laid for a 30-day flight test, with five flights going incrementally further each time, up to a few hundred yards (meters).<\/p>\n

Its first flight calls for a brief vertical climb of 10 feet (three meters), followed by hovering for a half minute.<\/p>\n

NASA views the copter as a \u00abhigh-risk, high-reward technology demonstration,\u00bb it said.<\/p>\n

If successful, it could be a model for scouting on future Mars missions, able to access places the human-built rovers cannot reach.<\/p>\n

If it fails, it will not impact the Mars 2020 mission.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe ability to see clearly what lies beyond the next hill is crucial for future explorers,\u00bb said NASA’s Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the science mission directorate.<\/p>\n

\u00abWe already have great views of Mars from the surface as well as from orbit. With the added dimension of a bird’s-eye view from a ‘marscopter,’ we can only imagine what future missions will achieve.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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