Unlike their predecessor Ingenuity (pictured) that is on Mars, the new copters will feature wheels and grappling arms to collect rocks and Martian samples with the hopes of finding signs of ancient life.
NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space to build rockets to help retrieve samples from Mars.The Colorado-based company will build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight rocket to launch rock, sediment, and atmospheric .