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Jan 5, 2024 · January 22, 2024 Ingenuity Reestablishes Communications Written by NASA/JPL. On Saturday, Jan. 20, communications were reestablished between Ingenuity and NASA’s Perseverance rover. The Ingenuity team has determined the helicopter is power-positive and is sitting vertically on the surface.
Helicopter Highlights. NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed 72 flights since first taking to the skies above the Red Planet on April 19, 2021, far exceeding its originally planned technology demonstration of up to five flights.
- Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars
- Ingenuity
- 1.8 kilograms
Jan 25, 2024 · The first aircraft on another world, Ingenuity, flew higher and farther than planned but sustained rotor blade damage during landing. The historic mission proved powered, controlled flight is possible on Mars and paved the way for future flight in our solar system.
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Apr 13, 2023 · The first aircraft on another world reached the half-century mark on April 13, 2023, traveling over 1,057 feet and achieving a new altitude record of 59 feet. The helicopter team plans to perform another repositioning flight before exploring the Fall River Pass region of Jezero Crater.
Dec 8, 2023 · The 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) Ingenuity, the first robot ever to explore the skies of a world beyond Earth, made its 68th Red Planet flight on Friday (Dec. 15). The little chopper covered 2,304...
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Nov 25, 2022 · NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has performed its shortest flight, the first after a software update that will make the chopper more capable in hilly terrain.
May 7, 2021 · The helicopter flew to a new landing site and set an altitude record of 33 feet (10 meters) on May 7, 2021. This was the first one-way trip and the start of a new phase of operations demonstration for the rotorcraft.