9/4/2026
The Chart Room · space

Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program

Filed by Dana Graviton
Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program
NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.
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Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program — The Chart Room