NASA successfully tested her chopper flying to Mars in extreme weather conditions

In late January 2019 - NASA's unmanned helicopter model was successfully tested. This aircraft is designed to accompany the spacecraft that will head to Mars in 2021 AD. Most of the tests conducted by the center were related to how this plane performed at temperatures similar to the cold temperature of Mars that reaches up to temperatures (- 90 ° C) and a thin atmosphere.

“We prepared for that first flight that will be on the surface of Mars, and we recorded more than 75D of flying time using an engineering model, it was close to designing the model of our real helicopter, the team created a room It has valves that absorb nitrogen, oxygen, and other gases from the air inside the room. Then the team injected carbon dioxide, the main component of the Martian atmosphere. Then other gases were added to simulate the gases of Mars scattered in the planet’s air. The team also had to get rid of two-thirds of the Earth’s gravity, Because Mars’s gravity is much weaker, this test is the real test to ensure that the helicopter is working effectively. ”

It is noteworthy that the Mars spacecraft will be on the fifth of July - 2020 AD - from the spacecraft launch complex - No. 41 - at Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida, and it is expected to reach Mars in February 2021.