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Day in Review: NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1

 
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May 7, 2026

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A man in a white clean room suit inspects a horizontal three-bladed rotor. To the right, a vertical two-bladed rotor with a checkered pattern is mounted. Both sit within a large, white industrial testing chamber filled with scaffolding and equipment.
The faster a Mars helicopter’s rotors spin, the heavier the payloads it can transport and the farther it can fly. Full Story, Images, and Video
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Day in Review: NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1

The faster a Mars helicopter’s rotors spin, the heavier the payloads it can transport and the farther it can fly.  ...