Learning from Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars

Why did NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Crash on Mars? Experts Have the Answer
"When running an accident investigation from 100 million miles away, you don't have any black boxes!" NASA's Håvard Grip said.
After crashing on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years
Ingenuity may never fly above the surface of Mars again, but the downed helicopter is otherwise healthy and could serve as a weather station for decades, JPL says.
NASA video shows its next Martian helicopter soaring over Mars
After over 70 flights, the Ingenuity helicopter — the first craft to ever make a powered, controlled flight on another planet — crashed in the Martian dunes in January 2024. But its unexpected achievement (engineers hoped it might make five flights) has prompted the conceptual design and planning for what the agency calls its "Mars Chopper."
Lessons learned from Ingenuity Mars helicopter will play into designs for follow-on craft
Engineers now say they understand the most likely cause of the Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars earlier this year.
The First Helicopter Crash on Mars: NASA Pinpoints What Went Wrong During Ingenuity’s Final Flight
It’s been nearly a year since the record-breaking Ingenuity helicopter broke a blade, ending the airborne ventures of the first powered, controlled aircraft to take flight on another planet. Now, NASA engineers are investigating the rotorcraft’s final flight,
NASA Unveils 'Mars Chopper' Concept
NASA scientists have unveiled a concept design for their next helicopter that will explore Mars - The Mars Chopper. A short animation depicts the NASA concept for the craft that will buzz around the red planet,
Learning from the Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars
Engineers now say they understand the most likely cause of the Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars earlier this year.
Ingenuity: How remains of humanity’s first Mars helicopter will help NASA
The investigation suggests that a failure in Ingenuity's navigation system led to a hard landing, causing the mission to end.
Mars Retrograde Is About To Shake Things Up For 2 Months
The current Mars retrograde will push you to slow down and reconnect with your motivations from Dec. 6, 2024 – Feb. 23, 2025.
Human settlement of Mars isn’t as far off as you might think
Could humans expand out beyond their homeworld and establish settlements on the planet Mars? The idea of settling the red ...
Scientists Study How Mars Dust Storms Turn Into Global Monsters
Planetary scientists examine a possible connection between warm, sunny days and massive Mars dust storms as humanity looks ...
‘Black Beauty’ was found on Earth in 2011. Now, scientists say it has revealed a new clue to life on Mars
A mineral grain from a meteorite preserved evidence that water was present on Mars 4.45 billion years ago, and it may have ...
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Sunny days on Mars come with a weather warning: Dust storms ahead!
The researchers found that 78% of dust storms during that period were preceded by an extended period of what passes for "warm ...
Mars rover drivers face a steep and slippery slog out of a crater
What’s it like to be one of the few on Earth who can drive a rover on Mars?
Life On Mars: Here's why Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Go Ah-sung's Korean drama is a must watch
The mystery drama deals with Detective Han Tae Joo, who gets assigned as the team leader of a serial murder investigation.
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Cosmic rays may complicate the quest to find life on Mars
"My dream would be to see a mission going to a Martian cave or to a Martian lava tube, because one of those caves could be ...