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Mini-aircraft on Mars

Berne, Switzerland - New project for Esa

The Red Planet seems to be one of the most attractive destinations, after Bush’s projects (see AVIONEWS) now it’s ESA - European Space Agency - to have set its eyes on it. "We are working on the structure, on control, on aerodynamics on the management of solar energy to design an unmanned aircraft able to fly autonomously in Mars atmosphere", explained Rowland Siegwart, head of the project, to Swi...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 57457
Rome, Italy, 01/27/2004 15:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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