Mars Helicopter Completes 50th Flight

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter—the first rotorcraft to fly on another planet—will be repositioned for a new campaign following completion of its 50th sortie. During that flight, which took place on April 13, Ingenuity traveled more than 1,057 ft. in 145.7 sec. and reached a new altitude record of...

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