Neowin News Feed for: Helicopter

What happens on Mars, stays on Mars? NASA helicopter's mysterious damage uncovered in hi-res

Martin Hodás — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:30:01 +0000

The unique mission of the Mars helicopter was halted by terminal damage, and now that we have finally seen the full extent of what had happened, it looks more dramatic than expected. Read more...

Farewell Ingenuity: NASA's pioneering Mars helicopter officially ends its mission damaged

Martin Hodás — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 08:54:01 +0000

The unique mission of the Mars helicopter was a huge success, exceeding all expectations. However, NASA's Ingenuity sustained damage during its final flight, grounding the rotorcraft forever. Read more...

TWIRL 61: Rocket Lab set to catch the first stage of an Electron rocket with a helicopter

Paul Hill — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:42:01 +0000

Rocket Lab will use a helicopter to catch the first stage of its Electron rocket in a mission later this week. It's an alternative method of reusing rocket parts which should reduce costs. Read more...

UK House of Commons committee finds helicopters most at risk from drones

Paul Hill — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:18:01 +0000

A new report from a House of Commons committee in the UK has found that drones pose a disproportionate danger to helicopters than other aircraft. Contributors recommended new legislation in response. Read more...

Facebook is building a helicopter-drone to restore Internet during disasters

Vishal Laul — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 20:32:01 +0000

Facebook is trying to build a helicopter-drone capable of staying in the air for months at a time. The drone will be connected with fiber and power via a tether making Internet connectivity available. Read more...

Helicopter of Microsoft's Paul Allen makes Emergency Landing

Steven Parker — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:03:49 +0000

Reuters is reporting that a helicopter from the megayacht Octopus, owned by Microsoft's co-founder Paul Allen, has made an emergency landing on water in Argentina's far south on Monday, but there were no injuries, the... Read more...

Activision announces the first helicopter simulation game for PS3 and Xbox 360

Darren Tebo — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:08:30 +0000

Up until now, the one game genre that we haven’t seen on next generation consoles is helicopter simulation games. This fall, that is going to change. N4G has revealed via GamingAllTheTime.com that Activision has officially... Read more...