NASA Breaks the Only Helicopter It Flies on Another World, Mission Is Officially Over
26 Jan 2024, 10:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA officially called the end of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter mission after the aircraft damaged one of its rotors
Aircraft on Another Planet Is Showing NASA a Thing or Two About Flying
23 Nov 2023, 12:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA is now using test flights of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars to inform the development of another generation of off-world aircraft
This Is How Miserable the Ingenuity Helicopter Looks After Two Years on Mars
20 Apr 2023, 13:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Shortly after taking its 50th powered flight on Mars, the Ingenuity helicopter was snapped on camera by the Perseverance rover, looking all dusty
Tiny Ingenuity Helicopter That Could is Going for Flight No. 35 on Another World
2 Dec 2022, 08:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA plans to fly the Ingenuity Mars helicopter once more on December 3, this would be the machine's 35th flight on another world
Ingenuity Helicopter Makes a Short Hop on Mars to Test New Capabilities
24 Nov 2022, 05:42 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The little helicopter is back in flight. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter recently completed "the shortest flight in Martian aviation history"
Spot on Mars Looks Dull From Orbit, NASA Could Send a Helicopter to Have a Closer Look
15 Oct 2022, 00:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This location on Mars could one day become the target of study for NASA's helicopter on Mars in a bid to learn more about it
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Takes to the Martian Skies After Two-Month Break
23 Aug 2022, 20:57 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / After a two-month hiatus, NASA's little rotorcraft spun its blades again, successfully completing Flight 30 on the Red Planet
Perseverance Promoted to Sample Return Rover, NASA to Send More Helicopters to Mars
28 Jul 2022, 13:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA ditched the Sample Fetch Rover from its Sample Return missions, existing Perseverance to carry samples to their launch site on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Is Taking a Break, Will Spin Its Blades Again in August
15 Jul 2022, 16:34 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Since now it's winter on Mars, dust levels are higher. That means less sunlight reaches the solar panels of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Loses Sense of Direction, Might Still Fly on Mars
8 Jun 2022, 16:56 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / As the Martian winter is getting closer, Ingenuity is facing new challenges on Mars. NASA announced that one of the helicopter's navigation sensors is dead
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Captures Its Fastest, Longest Flight on Mars
30 May 2022, 12:50 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / This is what NASA's little helicopter saw during its 25th flight on the Red Planet. During this flight, Ingenuity managed to fly further and faster than ever
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Faces New Challenges After Losing Contact With Perseverance
9 May 2022, 16:40 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Last week, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter lost contact with Perseverance. The two have re-established communication, but Ingenuity is facing new challenges
NASA's Perseverance Rover Is Getting Ready to Crack the Mysteries of the Delta
18 Apr 2022, 16:25 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Perseverance rover has been getting closer to the river delta on Mars. Once there, it will search for signs of ancient microbial life
NASA's Perseverance Rover Hears New Eerie Sounds on Mars
4 Apr 2022, 16:40 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Perseverance rover has been hearing laser zaps, puffs and pings made by one of its tools, and even the Ingenuity helicopter's blades spinning
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Scores Another Flight on Mars, Crosses Challenging Terrain
17 Aug 2021, 14:13 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On Tuesday, August 17th, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter powered through another flight on Mars, successfully crossing the rugged terrain of South Séítah.
Today’s Big Mars Mystery: Where Is the Perseverance Rover in This Photo?
12 Aug 2021, 09:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ingenuity Mars helicopter is still up to its same tricks, this time snaps a photo of the Perseverance from very far away
NASA Perseverance Rover Starts Searching for Signs of Ancient Microbial Life
11 Jun 2021, 12:27 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Perseverance rover started its first science campaign on Mars. It will search for signs of ancient microscopic life in a new area in the Jazero Crater
NASA Perseverance Rover Flexes Robotic Arm for Science
12 May 2021, 07:38 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The rover is studying how rocks formed in search for the signs of past microbial life.Scientists are studying when an ancient lake formed in the Jezero Crater.
There’s a Mars Rover Hiding in This Photo Taken by the Mars Helicopter
28 Apr 2021, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ingenuity helicopter took a number of photos during its last flight on Mars, and in one of them, the Perseverance rover can be seen
Ingenuity Helicopter Gets Official ICAO Designator From Earth, It’s IGY
26 Apr 2021, 15:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The International Civil Aviation Organization gives the Ingenuity helicopter a call sign, Ingenuity, and a designator, IGY