Utah Helicopter Flights Test NASA’s DAVINCI Mission to Venus

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/planetary-expeditions/2026/07/14/utah-helicopter-flights-test-nasas-davinci-mission-to-venus/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202628 A series of helicopter tests in the most Venus-like location on Earth helped NASA's DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) scientists test a probe that will one day descend through Venus's atmosphere.