NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity seen flying during a fight. The Perseverance rover can be seen in the distance during the ...

That achievement for Mars came courtesy of the Ingenuity helicopter in April 2021, when the tiny craft, which had tagged ...

When NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took flight on Mars in April 2021, it marked a historic moment in space exploration. This small, solar-powered rotorcraft became the first aircraft to achieve ...

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, is now the first drone to fly on a parade float — in the form of a flower-covered replica.

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

NASA has performed a rigorous technical analysis of the Ingenuity helicopter’s final flight on Mars. The experimental rotorcraft was the first to achieve powered flight on another celestial body.

Steeped in the United States' space race with the Soviet Union, the pursuit of a deeper understanding of Mars' resources and its viability as a place to one day send humans has compelled us to send ...

Credit: La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, is now the first drone to fly on a ...

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