NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1
7 May 2026, 18:28 GMT
By Naomi Hartono
Topic: Mars
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/mars/nasa-pushes-next-gen-mars-helicopter-rotor-blades-past-mach-1/
The rotor blades that will carry NASA’s next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during March tests at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Data from the tests, which took place in a special chamber that can simulate environmental conditions on the Red Planet, indicate that the fastest traveling part of