NASA introduced a space helicopter with a helicopter wing

The scientific development and exploration of the universe has always attracted the attention of people all over the world. In the 1960s and 1970s, the only passion and dream of every child at the time was flying in spacecraft to the moon and roaming the outer space. Yet today, after decades of marking the milestone of the humanity of Apollo, Sputnik and Neil Armstrong for decades, many children do not even know and imagine a ship. space like.

However, there are still many children from the 60s and 70s who bring their dreams to grow up, study, grow up and work at the US aeronautics and space agency - NASA. They are engineers who are yearning for and realizing the dream of finding new ways to improve cosmic technology and science in the past years. And the iconic device of the exploration of the universe - space ships have also gradually improved and optimized the ability to operate in space.

New space spacecraft equipment equipped with NASA propellers.

Researchers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are currently testing a propeller system that allows devices and ships operating in space to fly like helicopters. Initially, this idea was given in the event that Apollo landed on the Moon before, but was later rejected and replaced by parachutes as it made assembly simpler and cheaper. . However, the major disadvantages of mounting devices are that they require water storage areas to land easily. That's why scientists at NASA decided to re-study this rotor system.

A space shuttle with a helicopter wing will be able to land gently in any position and terrain. You can imagine astronauts returning to Earth after performing a space mission, which can be easily controlled to land on the top floor of a high-rise office building. Or they could control the landing gear very simply down a field in the countryside.

A NASA engineer is conducting device testing.

Although the propeller design is quite similar to a helicopter, this device is not supported and operated by the engine. Researchers are trying to activate the device's wings without using any energy source. The idea they gave was to use wind to activate the propellers - a method that has been used for helicopters but has never been used for spacecraft.

Les Boatright, an engineer at Kennedy Space Center, compared this device to modern mobile technology products.

'A hundred years ago, in order to send Morse code, we needed to have separate technology devices like cameras, phones and wireless devices. Today, to do this, you only need a smartphone that has all three features integrated. It is thanks to the miraculous combination of science and technology. As for this propeller space device, the combination of spacecraft and helicopter production technology has helped us to produce a product that has never existed until now. '

The photo records the operation of the device.

NASA's helicopter-powered spacecraft project is still in its early stages of development. So it may take a few years for us to witness the device being applied in practice. The plan for the next phase will be the experimental process of releasing this device from a high-altitude hot air balloon. The device will then be used to perform some tasks from the International Space Station before being able to participate in larger-scale space activities.