Mars Helicopter Repositions For Rover Reconnaissance Role

May 12, 2021
NASA Ingenuity solar helicopter
Ingenuity dwindled into the distance on its first one-way flight from the rover.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA’s Mars helicopter completed the first point-to-point powered flight on another planet on May 7, marking another milestone for the program, which in just 18 days has transitioned from a proof-of-concept technology demonstration into an extended 30-day operational test-and-evaluation mission for...

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