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Ingenuity made its first flight on April 19, 2021, demonstrating that flight is possible in the extremely thin atmosphere of Mars, and becoming the first aircraft to conduct a powered and controlled extra-terrestrial flight.
Apr 19, 2021 · RELEASE 21-039. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this shot as it hovered over the Martian surface on April 19, 2021, during the first instance of powered, controlled flight on another planet. It used its navigation camera, which autonomously tracks the ground during flight. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
Jul 30, 2020 · The Legacy of Ingenuity. On April 19, 2021, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history when it completed the first powered, controlled flight on the Red Planet. It flew for the last time on January 18, 2024. Designed to be a technology demonstration that would make no more than five test flights in 30 days, the helicopter eventually ...
Apr 19, 2021 · NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes off on historic 1st powered flight on another world. News. By Mike Wall. last updated 19 April 2021. A new world of flight opportunities just opened...
Apr 19, 2021 · NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight. April 19, 2021. Members of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter team in the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory prepare to receive the data downlink showing whether the helicopter completed its first flight on April 19, 2021.
Apr 19, 2021 · The Ingenuity helicopter took its historic flight on Mars Monday. The first powered, controlled flight on another planet happened at 3:30 a.m. ET on April 19, according to NASA. The agency has ...
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May 22, 2021 · The "marscopter" will land with the rover Feb. 18 and soon make its first flight, the first powered flight on another world. (Image credit: NASA) NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is the...
