NASA scientist develops motorless sailplanes to explore Mars for days at a time - Republic World

NASA engineer Alexandre Kling, in collaboration with the University of Arizona, has developed a wind-powered sailplane that can fly on Mars for days at a time.

A NASA engineer, in partnership with the University of Arizona, has developed a motorless airplane that can fly on Mars for days at a time. Called 'sailplanes', this new device will use only the wind… [+2831 chars]

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