Technological capability, national priorities, and budget constraints have aligned to make low-cost Mars exploration a major focus of the coming years. Thankfully, I believe that the Ingenuity mission showed us all a way to be bold without breaking the bank.

Please read my new OpEd in Space News for more!

https://spacenews.com/where-no-rover-has-gone-before-how-mars-helicopters-enable-a-new-era-of-exploration/