Nearly a year after Ingenuity broke its blades and ended its Mars experiments, NASA has revealed a new design concept for the successor to the Martian helicopter, and by comparison, It was considered very great.
NASA's Mars Chopper, as it's called, is about the size of an SUV and is equipped with six propellers each (I've done the math for you, that's a whopping 36 blades). Recently, the agency space reveal A rendering of the helicopter. It's still in the early stages of concept and design, according to NASA. Chopper project manager Teddy Tzanetos also presented the idea during a briefing at the American Geophysical Union's annual meeting in Washington on Dec. 11.
Ingenuity is the first helicopter to fly on other planets. This paves the way for more capable helicopters to follow its path. The low cost and robust design allows NASA to design future concepts to explore other planets in entirely new ways.
NASA also shared an exciting 30-second animation showing a rotorcraft flying over the Martian landscape during a future mission. The Mars Chopper could transport heavy scientific payloads. Up to 11 pounds (5 kilograms) over 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) per day on Mars or Sol “Scientists can use the chopper to quickly study large-scale terrain in detail. This includes areas where the rover cannot travel safely,” NASA explains.
Intelligence Walks to Make Chopper Run The OG Martian helicopter arrived on the Red Planet in February 2021, hiding in the belly of the Perseverance rover shortly thereafter. The 19-inch (48 centimeter) tall, 4-pound (1.8 kilogram) helicopter became the first powered aircraft. Lift out from the surface of other planets Although originally intended to be just five test flights, Ingenuity went ahead, making 72 flights and flying 14 times farther than planned, for a total flight time of two hours.
Things fell apart for Ingenuity earlier this year after Helicopter broken propeller As the 72nd landing officially ended its mission in January, NASA recently It was concluded that the flight's navigation was faulty. This causes “high horizontal velocity when touching the ground”.
The ingenuity fulfills its purpose of providing information to NASA that will help develop similar aircraft to explore Mars and other planets from above. During the test mission, Ingenuity also helped the Perseverance probe in its exploration of the Red Planet. By floating above the Martian robot. and navigate across the dusty terrain of Mars. Despite the failure, Ingenuity continued to send weather and flight system data to Perseverance on a weekly basis.
The future Mars Chopper has big shoes to fill. The ingenuity that left behind a legendary legacy on the red planet