NASA Sends Mars Helicopter Blades Beyond Mach 1
7 May 2026, 00:00 GMT
Topic: Photojournal
Source URL: https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasa-sends-mars-helicopter-blades-beyond-mach-1/
Description Engineer Fernando Mier-Hicks inspects a test stand used to investigate the performance of next-generation Mars helicopter rotor blades at high speeds inside the 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in November 2025. Data from the tests indicate that the rotors could surpass the sound barrier without breaking apart. The