With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, ...

In an exciting development, the plucky helicopter has now inspired Skyfall, a mission concept recently unveiled by Virginia-based AeroVironment (AV) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who ...

In December, NASA unveiled another concept: an SUV-sized “ Mars Chopper ” with six rotor blades. This larger helicopter would ...

American defense contractor AeroVironment presented the Skyfall, a concept for dropping six exploration helicopters on the ...

"With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect ...

While the duration of the Skyfall mission has not been revealed yet, its objective will be exploring regions that will ensure ...

The aerospace technology firm on Thursday unveiled the concept, which it described as a system for potential future ...

AeroVironment and NASA's JPL have shown off a wild concept for deploying six helicopters above the surface of Mars.

The helicopters will scout the Martian surface to help prepare for a human landing on the Red Planet.

AeroVironment, in collaboration with NASA, introduced a new Mars helicopter for exploration, Skyfall. The concept involved a ...

The glaciers on Mars may be purely made of water-ice and it could help create much needed resources for future settlers.

These helicopters will assist in scouting safe landing zones for future robotic missions and, crucially, America’s first ...