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China’s new Mars drone does what no rover or chopper can

China’s next Mars explorer is not a rover that crawls or a helicopter that hovers, but a hybrid drone that can roll across the ground and then leap into the thin air when terrain turns hostile. By ...
Nature

Mars Entry Vehicle Aerothermodynamics

Mars entry vehicle aerothermodynamics encapsulates the study of fluid dynamic and thermal phenomena encountered when a spacecraft penetrates the thin, predominantly CO₂ atmosphere of Mars. This field ...
Morningstar

Yank Technologies Awarded NASA Phase III Commercialization Contract to Advance Dust-Tolerant Resonant Connectors for Moon and Mars Missions

Yank Technologies commercializes kilowatt-class Dust-Tolerant Resonant Connectors for bi-directional vehicle-to-vehicle power transfer for upcoming NASA missions BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 18, 2025 ...
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Welcoming the Mars Rover Concept Vehicle - The Grand Entrance

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On July 20, 2017, we welcomed the Kennedy Space Center Mars Rover Concept Vehicle. Using NASA-engineered science and specs, this Mars rover ...