- China has developed a prototype miniature helicopter for surveillance work on future Mars missions, according to its space science agency.
- The prototype is similar in appearance to the robotic helicopter Ingenuity, developed by NASA for its Perseverance mission this year.
- The agency said the helicopter could be a tool for China’s follow-up exploration on Mars, but it did not give details.
- China landed a Mars rover in May in its first-ever mission to the planet, becoming the second country after the United States to do so.