All set for Mars 2020 Mission?
Work on the Mars 2020 Rover is nearing completion as the July/August 2020 launch date approaches.
The small rotor-craft only weighs 1.8 kg (4 lbs.) and is made of lightweight materials like carbon fiber and aluminum.
It’s largely a technology demonstration mission, and is important to NASA.
The overall mission for the Mars 2020 rover won’t depend on the helicopter, but NASA hopes to learn a lot about how to proceed with aircraft on future missions by putting the Mars helicopter through its paces on Mars.
If it works, and is able to fly as planned, then it will also be a high reward mission. The results will tell NASA a lot about using helicopters, and the generation of helicopters after this one will hopefully add an aerial component to future rover missions.
This would open up a lot of scientific and exploration options in the future.
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Mission engineers just attached the Mars Helicopter to the belly of the rover, where it will make the journey to Mars. [image/video deleted]
Both the solar-powered helicopter and the Mars Helicopter Delivery System are now attached to the rover.[image/video deleted]
NASA’s Mars Helicopter will be the first aircraft to fly on another planetThe small rotor-craft only weighs 1.8 kg (4 lbs.) and is made of lightweight materials like carbon fiber and aluminum.
It’s largely a technology demonstration mission, and is important to NASA.
The overall mission for the Mars 2020 rover won’t depend on the helicopter, but NASA hopes to learn a lot about how to proceed with aircraft on future missions by putting the Mars helicopter through its paces on Mars.
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NASA says that the Mars Helicopter is a high risk technology mission. If it works, and is able to fly as planned, then it will also be a high reward mission. The results will tell NASA a lot about using helicopters, and the generation of helicopters after this one will hopefully add an aerial component to future rover missions.
This would open up a lot of scientific and exploration options in the future.


