Without new landers or rovers, it’s helicopters or bust for NASA’s Mars program
📍 The outcome
[ { "epilogue": "NASA tapped AeroVironment to co-manufacture three autonomous SkyFall helicopters for an upcoming Mars mission. Following the technical capabilities demonstrated by the Ingenuity helicopter, work advanced on these new aircraft for the agency's Mars program." } ]
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
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Without new landers or rovers, it’s helicopters or bust for NASA’s Mars program Ars Technica · 18d ago broke it first
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