Researchers at the space agency want the new technology to have the ability to fly over “challenging areas” like the ones you find on Mars.
So Nasa has been testing new drone technology in a part of the Death Valley National Park, in California, USA.
The area, which is known for its extremely dry and hot conditions, has been used by the space agency for tests since the 1970s.
Researchers have been test-flying three drones over sand dunes there to help make improvements to technology the drones use to know where they are going.
They say that similar dunes on Mars caused problems for Ingenuity on some of its flights.
Roland Brockers, who is one of the researchers and drone pilots at Nasa, says they want “future vehicles to be more versatile and not have to worry about flying over challenging areas”.
