Engineers of NASA are developing drones that can fly to areas which are inaccessible to rovers. These flying robotic sentinels could reach more of the Martian surface, and possibly solar system, moons or the dark, sunless craters on asteroids. The flying robotic vehicles are similar to quad-copters. These are designed for the thin atmosphere of Mars and the airless voids of asteroids and the Moon. These drones would use a lander as a base to replenish batteries and propellants between flights.
The new drone has been developed by Swamp Works engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and it’s being built as a kind of prospecting robot. While the project started two years ago, the team has been using rapid advances in commercially available drones to keep the work moving at speed.
- The acronym “NASA” stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NASA became operational on October 1, 1958 — one year after the Soviets launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite.
- Established in 1958 by Eisenhower, NASA has been a pioneer and leader in the field of space missions in the world.
- The NASA Dryden Flight Research Center is located in Edwards, California.
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