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Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology

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Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology
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A little more than three years since NASA's Ingenuity helicopter ended its pioneering mission at Mars, engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California are designing next-generation Martian rotorcraft to carry heavier payloads longer distances through the planet's low-density atmosphere.
Ingenuity was a resounding success, becoming the first airborne platform to explore another world. The dual-bladed helicopter made 72 flights, overachieving NASA's original goal of five flights over 30 d

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