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Alabama student names NASA’s first Mars helicopter

[ad_1] An Alabama high school student named NASA’s first Mars helicopter to be deployed to the Red Planet later this summer. The mill, named after Vaneeza Rupani, was selected for the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) solar-powered helicopter, NASA said in a statement Wednesday. The name coined by the junior at the Tuscaloosa …

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High school student names NASA’s Mars helicopter

[ad_1] An American high school student named the first helicopter that was sent to Mars. Wit was the name chosen by the US space agency NASA in a competition that involved thousands of students across the United States. The name was suggested by Vaneeza Rupani, a junior at Tuscaloosa County …

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Solar-powered four-pound Mars helicopter gets a proper name

[ad_1] Hyderabad An Alabama high school student named NASA’s first Mars helicopter to be deployed to the Red Planet later this year. The mill, named after Vaneera Rupani, was selected for the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) solar-powered helicopter, NASA said in a statement. The nickname was submitted by Rupani, a third-year student …

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