Mars Solar Flyer Would Speed Up Exploring By 800 Times Over Ground Rovers
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6HNHN)
NASA NIAC is funding Coflow Jet to analyze a novel global mobility Mars exploration platform, Mars Aerial and Ground Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE). MAGGIE is a compact fixed wing aircraft with ultra-high productivity efficiency powered by solar energy to fly in the Martian atmosphere with vertical take-off/landing (VTOL) capability, which is enabled by advanced deflected slipstream ...