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NASA Is Sending a Fleet of Helicopters to Mars on the First Ever Nuclear-Powered Interplanetary Spacecraft
- A tiny fleet of Martian helicopters will hitch a ride on a revolutionary nuclear spacecraft. NASA is officially sending a fleet of robotic helicopters to Mars in 2028. The mission, called Skyfall, will deploy three advanced rotorcraft to scout future landing sites for human astronauts. But the Martian choppers aren't the biggest news. To get this fleet to the Red Planet, NASA is resurrecting a technology it hasn't ...

Source: zmescience.com