Ingenuity (helicopter)

Ingenuity is a small robotic solar helicopter operating on Mars as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission. On 19 April 2021, it successfully completed the first powered controlled flight by an aircraft on a planet besides Earth, taking off vertically, hovering and landing.^[1]^[2]

As of now, Ingenuity has completed 37 flights. ^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ Palca, Joe (19 April 2021). "Success! NASA's Ingenuity Makes First Powered Flight On Mars". National Public Radio. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
↑ Hotz, Robert Lee (2021-04-19). "NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Successfully Makes Historic First Flight". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
↑ "Mars Helicopter Tech Demo Flight Log". nasa.gov. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

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[:0-1] Palca, Joe (19 April 2021). "Success! NASA's Ingenuity Makes First Powered Flight On Mars". National Public Radio. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[2] Hotz, Robert Lee (2021-04-19). "NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Successfully Makes Historic First Flight". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

[3] "Mars Helicopter Tech Demo Flight Log". nasa.gov. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

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