NASA's 'Skyfall' Plan: Deploying a Fleet of Mars Helicopters for Aerial Exploration
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NASA and AeroVironment are launching the Skyfall mission to deploy six autonomous helicopters on Mars, building on Ingenuity's success, to enhance exploration, identify landing sites, and potentially answer whether life ever existed on Mars, with a planned launch by 2028 and human landings targeted for 2030.
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