After Sojourner, Opportunity, Spirit and Curiosity, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to launch Mars 2020 — a newer and upgraded rover to explore the Red Planet.
Even though it doesn’t yet have a name, NASA revealed that the rover is going come equipped with its own helicopter. It will be able to conduct its own little exploratory missions on the planet by flying over the surface.
If successful, the helicopter will be the first heavier-than-air object to fly on another planet.
The rover is carrying new technology to help test ways of using the existing resources on Mars to support human colonisation — or at least improve designs for life support and transportation.