Tag: Aerial robotics
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NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley: Photo of the Day for December 15, 2025
NASA Drones in Death Valley: A Mars-Ready Testbed For decades, NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California have relied on the Mojave Desert’s harsh, arid landscapes to emulate the extreme environments found on Mars. On December 15, 2025, a compelling “photo of the day” captured in Death Valley spotlights a new chapter…
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NASA tests drones in Death Valley: Photo of the Day for Dec. 15, 2025
NASA pushes drone tech in one of Earth’s harshest laboratories In a striking display of engineering and planetary science, NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) continue to rely on Death Valley to test how unmanned aerial systems perform in extreme environments. The harsh, sun-scorched landscape of the Mojave Desert, and Death Valley in particular,…