Aircraft on Another Planet Is Showing NASA a Thing or Two About Flying

When it comes to the exploration of other planets, the best we can do with our current level of technological development is to rely on robots of various shapes, sizes, and purposes. Until about a couple of years ago that meant solely orbiters, landers, and rovers. The arrival of the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars changed all that. For the first time in the history of our species, a human-made aircraft took to the... (continue reading...)