Mars helicopter Ingenuity soars on 22nd Red Planet flight
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has done it again, soaring successfully on its 22nd Red Planet flight…
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NASA extends Ingenuity Mars Helicopter mission
NASA has extended flight operations of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter through September. In the months ahead, history’s first aircraft to operate from the surface of another world will support the Perseverance rover’s upcoming science campaign exploring the ancient river delta of Jezero Crater. Along the way…
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Ingenuity Helicopter Completes Its Seventeenth Flight on Mars
On December 5, 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter successfully flew to a new destination located very close to its original airfield, Wright Brothers Field, where it will await the arrival of the Perseverance rover. This 117-second flight pushed the total flight time past the 30-minute mark. The solar-powered 49-cm- (19.3-inch-) tall Ingenuity helicopter was designed as…
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Mars helicopter Ingenuity flies low and slow on lucky flight 13
Number 13 was good luck for NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity, as the tenacious little craft seamlessly completed its 13th flight on the Red Planet on Saturday (Sept. 4).
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Mars helicopter Ingenuity soars through challenging 12th flight on Red Planet
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity made its 12th Red Planet flight on Monday (Aug. 16), during which the little chopper served as eyes in the sky for its larger companion, the Perseverance rover.
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