With Mini Helicopter On Mars, NASA Hopes To Reinvent Flight 'On Another World'
The successful deployment of Ingenuity brings NASA one step closer to its first attempt at testing the possibility of powered, controlled flight on another planet.
by Chloee Weiner
Apr 04, 2021
2 minutes
NASA's miniature helicopter has safely deployed on Mars, setting the stage for a potential first flight on the Red Planet.
The four-pound helicopter, called Ingenuity, made the long journey from Earth stowed away underneath the Perseverance rover, which in February. On Saturday, NASA confirmed that Ingenuity had
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