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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
The blades tested on Earth are made of carbon material and are more than 10 centimeters longer than Ingenuity’s.
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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
The blades were designed to be both faster and stronger. NASA has said such rotor blades should be able to support bigger, more complex helicopters.
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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
The team said in a statement the helicopter design must reach the right balance.
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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
If the blades spin too fast, this causes control issues that can increase the risk of crashes.
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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
The Earth-based tests were carried out in September inside a space simulator at NASA’s JPL.
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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
For these experiments, the simulator aimed to establish a Mars-like environment.
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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
The team was measuring tests of the rotor blades with sensors, cameras and other equipment.
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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
Many different speeds were tested and the blades were repeatedly repositioned to observe the best results.
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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
“We spun our blades up to 3,500 rpm, which is 750 revolutions per minute faster than the Ingenuity blades have gone,” said
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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
Tyler Del Sesto, a leader of the JPL testing. “These more efficient blades are now more than a hypothetical exercise.
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NASA Continues Mars Helicopter Experiments, Tests New Design on Earth
They are ready to fly,” he added. I’m Bryan Lynn.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
The American space agency NASA is providing details about a railway system it plans to build on the surface of the moon.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
The system aims to provide a “robotic transport system” to support future lunar activities of astronauts visiting the moon, NASA said in an online statement.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
The railway would be part of NASA’s Artemis program. It seeks to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
The agency has set a target landing date of September 2026 to place astronauts on the surface of the moon.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
NASA has said it also plans to establish a long-term moon base where astronauts could do their own exploring and carry out science experiments.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
Agency officials have said the base could be built as soon as the 2030s. It could also serve as a possible launch site for future exploration of Mars.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
Last month, NASA also announced new efforts to develop and test new vehicle models designed to explore the moon.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
The lunar rail proposal is called the Flexible Levitation on a Track, or FLOAT.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
NASA said such a railway system will be “critical to the daily operations” on the moon.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
The main purpose of FLOAT would be to provide transportation services in areas of the moon where astronauts are active, the space agency said.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
This will include carrying loads of lunar soil and other materials to different areas of the lunar surface.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
NASA has said it plans to mine such soil, called regolith, for substances that could support astronaut activities on the moon.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
Regolith can contain materials like water or liquid forms of oxygen and hydrogen.
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NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
Those elements could be used to support astronauts and their equipment during long stays on the moon.
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