insert_link Tech Made Simple NASA announces successful historic first flight of Mars Helicopter “Ingenuity” NASA confirmed on Monday the historic first flight of a powered aircraft on another planet, the Mars helicopter Ingenuity. Engineers cheered and clapped during a live broadcast as data confirming the flight arrived from the distant planet to the space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The helicopter performed "spinup, takeoff, climb, hover, landing and spin down," said Håvard Grip, Ingenuity pilot. The time of flight was about 3:30 […] todayApril 21, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple NASA’s Mars rover drops off Ingenuity helicopter ahead of historic flight NASA’s Perseverance rover, which is currently roaming around Mars, has dropped off the mini helicopter Ingenuity ahead of the four-pound aircraft’s historic first flight. Ingenuity dropped four inches from the belly of Perseverance to the surface of Mars. While four inches might not seem like a very big drop, getting Ingenuity to successfully stick the landing is still a significant milestone, as the helicopter had to go through a multi-day […] todayApril 5, 2021
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