Drones have become a growing source of transportation andexploration for mankind. During the Mars 2020 mission, this technology will bebrought to space. The Mars helicopter will perform the first lighter than airflight on Mars drastically expanding our understanding the red planet itselfand its flight conditions.

NASA is also working on the Dragonfly drone thatwill explore Saturn’s moon Titan. Drones are becoming the future and because ofthis, our team was drawn to the “Out of This World” challenge. Our team wantedto make drone technology on planets near and far accessible to those of us thatremain earthbound, so we created the Alte Volant app.

The app will allow anyonewith a mobile device to track footage and measurements taken by the Mars helicopter.Users will be able to view log data, receive notifications on any systemupdates, and even simulate controlling the drone using the gyro sensors intheir device.

To develop this app, we used NASA reports on the Mars helicoptertest flights in addition to its simulated flight on Mars. As NASA gains realdata with the Mars helicopter flights in 2021, the app can be updated to reflectthat data and even retrofitted to monitor the Dragonfly drone as it launches.

This app has endless possibilities for connecting those on Earth with thelatest and greatest technology NASA is using to explore space.

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