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

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

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

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

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

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

Aerospace technology firm throws its hat in the ring with a new concept for future rotorcraft missions 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, and the scientific research we would conduct." ...

American defense contractor AeroVironment presented the Skyfall, a concept for dropping six exploration helicopters on the ...

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