Preliminary AerodyNamic Design to Land on Mars (Prandtl-m) is a student-developed NASA educational research activity to build a prototype glider for Mars flight. Designed to fit within a 3U cubesat and fly in the Martian atmosphere, Prandtl-m has some unique challenges.

This 3-minute, 50-second video covers some of the progress the team has made, challenges overcome, and includes footage of a few of the first stable, controlled flights of the third generation of this 2-foot, 1-pound aircraft. NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Chief Scientist and Prandtl-m designer Al Bowers narrates.

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