NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.

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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity seen flying during a fight. The Perseverance rover can be seen in the distance during the flight in an enhanced color image. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA ...

Engineers now say they understand the most likely cause of the Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars earlier this year ...

Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars Helicopter, surpassed expectations as the first aircraft to operate on another planet. Despite being designed for five test flights over 30 days, it completed 72 flights across ...

"She still has one final gift for us, which is that she's now going to continue on as a weather station of sorts." Ingenuity may be down, but it's not out. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion ...

NASA's 2024 started with a crash that brought an abrupt end to one of its most remarkable missions of recent years.

The "Mars Chopper" as NASA is calling it, appears bulkier compared to its predecessor and has a greater payload capacity.

Moving on from the success of the Ingenuity drone, NASA has released a rendering of its next-generation vehicle for aerial flight on Mars, known as the Mars Chopper.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, is now the first drone to fly on a parade float — in the form of a flower-covered replica.

A shadow of a broken helicopter rotor on Mars However, JPL scientists added that, aside from its mission-ending rotor damage, Ingenuity remains in otherwise good health. In fact, if you were to ...

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