NASA uses Death Valley to test next-gen drone tech for flights across Mars

NASA is testing next-generation Mars drone tech in a place a lot like the Red Planet - California’s Mojave Desert in Death ...

NASA's Escapade Mars Mission Will Be Completely Different - Here's How

At this point, sending probes to Mars has almost become routine, but the ESCAPADE mission is showing that there's always a ...
Homeland Security Today

NASA Testing ‘Out of Sight’ Drone Operations at Nevada Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) achieved a major milestone in August with the release of operational rules for the routine use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). However, the ...
Nextgov

Hacking group claims to have cracked NASA drone

A hacker group said it took control of a NASA drone and stole data from its system, but the space agency is denying the claims. On Jan. 31, the hacking group AnonSec published some 250 GB of data and ...
Jalopnik

NASA Wants To Drop Helicopter Drones On Mars To Scout For Manned Landing Sites

In 2021, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab successfully launched the first powered flight on another planet with the Ingenuity drone helicopter, co-developed with AeroVironment, Inc. Now, the two are ...
Seeking Alpha

Skypersonic Delivers Drones, Rover, and Piloting Platform to NASA’s Simulated Mars Missions

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skypersonic – a subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”) – announces today that it recently delivered to NASA ...
EDN

Drones on Mars? Yes, and NASA is testing them in the Arctic

Engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center are developing a concept for UAVS and drones that would allow them to get up close and personal with Mars. Image source: Pixabay. Earlier this fall, the ...
unr.edu

New lab with NASA enables research of air traffic platform concepts for unmanned aircraft

Four autonomous unmanned aircraft flew simultaneously on pre-determined flight paths at the Reno-Stead Airport using software developed at the University of Nevada, Reno, in collaboration with the ...
The Sentinel

Feds turn to space experts NASA for small-drone traffic plan

As the unmanned aircraft industry continues to evolve, the United States is depending on its space agency to help manage small drone traffic close to the Earth. NASA is currently entering the second ...
SUAS News

NASA Demonstrates New Wildland Fire Airspace Management System

NASA researchers conducted initial validation of a new airspace management system designed to enable crews to use aircraft to fight and monitor wildland fires 24 hours a day, even during ...
EDN

NASA is building an air traffic infrastructure system for drones

The tech industry has long ways to go before delivery drones/quadcopters shift from a proof of concept to an actual cog in the supply chain. Recent publicity stunts enacted by companies such as Amazon ...