The Skyfall concept reimagines Mars landings, deploying a six-helicopter swarm to autonomously scout for resources and future ...

Ingenuity marked a number of milestones in space exploration. Arguably most importantly, it proved that powered flight was ...

The aerospace technology firm on Thursday unveiled the concept, which it described as a system for potential future ...

In an exciting development, the plucky helicopter has now inspired Skyfall, a mission concept recently unveiled by Virginia-based AeroVironment (AV) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who ...

The “Skyfall maneuver” is the core innovation of the Skyfall mission. Instead of relying on a standard, costly, and complex ...

"With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, and the scientific research we would conduct." ...

Hoping to push Mars exploration into top gear and do recon for a future crewed landing, AeroVironment has released its ...

In an exciting announcement, AeroVironment revealed its “Skyfall” concept for Mars exploration, a futuristic mission that ...

These helicopters will assist in scouting safe landing zones for future robotic missions and, crucially, America’s first ...

AeroVironment, in collaboration with NASA, introduced a new Mars helicopter for exploration, Skyfall. The concept involved a ...

The helicopters will scout the Martian surface to help prepare for a human landing on the Red Planet.

With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, ...