It was a routine flight for the rotorcraft, which had proved that powered, controlled flight was possible on another planet, ...

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, right, stands near the apex of a sand ripple in an image taken by Perseverance on Feb. 24, 2024, about five weeks after the rotorcraft’s final flight.

The now-defunct Mars helicopter Ingenuity flew over and snapped ... Since 1971 when the Soviet Union's Mars 2 spacecraft crash-landed onto the Red Planet, people have littered the Martian surface ...

When NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took flight on Mars in April 2021, it marked a historic moment in space exploration. This ...

A Customs and Border Protection helicopter that crashed in San Diego last month, killing the pilot, was airborne for some 90 minutes before impact in Potrero, the National Transportation Safety ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, ...

Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars Helicopter, surpassed expectations as the first aircraft to operate on another planet. Despite being designed for five test flights over 30 days, it completed 72 flights across ...

NASA has unveiled the successor of its highly successful Ingenuity helicopter that roamed over the surface of Mars for over three ... NASA also revealed why Ingenuity crashed on the Martian ...

Before this new helicopter can take flight on Mars, NASA must address the challenges faced by Ingenuity. The smaller helicopter's crash landing in early 2024 provided valuable lessons for future ...