Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission

NASA reports that SkyFall, its next-generation Mars helicopter mission, is currently undergoing antenna testing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The program will deploy three aircraft, each with four instruments, expanding on Ingenuity's proven record—which included seventy-two flights and provided aerial reconnaissance helping the Perseverance rover plan efficient routes and identify science targets. The mission is scheduled to launch in late twenty twenty-eight aboard Space Reactor-1 Freedom.

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