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Assessment of NASA's Mars Architecture 2007-2016

Does the revised Mars architecture address the goals of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program and optimize the science return, given the current fiscal posture of the program? THE MARS ARCHITECTURE AND THE ...
Ars Technica

Without new landers or rovers, it’s helicopters or bust for NASA’s Mars program

For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has no firm plans to send any new landers or rovers to Mars. Instead, the agency’s near-term focus at the red planet is on aerial drones, a pioneering ...
NASA

NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1

The faster a Mars helicopter’s rotors spin, the heavier the payloads it can transport and the farther it can fly. The rotor blades that will carry NASA’s next-generation helicopters to new Martian ...