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Coverage dated July 26, 2022 to July 27, 2022

NASA wants two more helicopters on the Red Planet in its bid to return Martian rocks to Earth by the 2030s

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Ingenuity could be just the first of many Martian helicopters

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    If all goes as planned, as many as 30 samples would blast off from Mars in 2031 and arrive at Earth in 2033.

  2. Fox News

    NASA to send 2 helicopters to Mars as part of sample return program (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    NASA announced it will launch two helicopters as part of its Mars sample return program to bring back selected samples to Earth in collaboration with Perseverance.

  3. Fox News

    NASA to launch two more choppers to Mars to help return rocks (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    NASA has designed two mini helicopters to ferry rocks from the Perseverance rover to the rocket that will be launched back to Earth in the 2030's.

  4. Washington Examiner

    NASA to launch helicopters to help return rock samples from Mars (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    NASA announced it would launch two more mini helicopters to Mars in an effort to return gathered Martian rocks and soil to Earth.

  5. Engadget

    NASA plans to bring rock samples back from Mars with the help of two helicopters (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The space agency was so impressed with Ingenuity, it's making two more space helicopters..

  6. ZME Science

    NASA wants two more helicopters on the Red Planet in its bid to return Martian rocks to Earth by the 2030s (opens ZME Science)

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    ZME Science's feed description

    Ingenuity could be just the first of many Martian helicopters

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