JPL Sets Test Of Mars UAV For 2020 Rover

Credit: Mars UAV: NASA/JPL
Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory plan to chamber-test a 1-kg UAV early next year that could wind up flying as a scout for the rover in development for the 2020 Mars launch opportunity. JPL Director Charles Elachi said Nov. 19 that the mini-helicopter will be tested in a chamber designed to...

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