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
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
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
Ingenuity Moves Faster Over Mars Than It Ever Did on Earth
26 Apr 2021, 12:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ingenuity helicopter flew on Mars for the third time, and this time, it managed to reach a top speed of around 4.5 mph (7.2 kph)
Tracks Made by Perseverance Show Up in the First Aerial Color Photo of Mars
26 Apr 2021, 07:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ingenuity helicopter took the first ever color photo of the Martian soil from a height of 17 feet (5.2 meters), image shows track marks made by Perseverance
Amazing 1-Minute Video Shows Ingenuity Flying on Mars
20 Apr 2021, 08:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ingenuity helicopter performed the first flight of such a machine on an alien world; Perseverance captured a video of the moment
NASA's Ingenuity Takes Off on Mars, Snaps Photo of Its Shadow
19 Apr 2021, 12:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ingenuity helicopter managed the first-ever "powered, controlled flight on another planet," opening the doors to a flood of possibilities for the future
Ingenuity Is Fixed, Spins Blades Before April 19 Fight
19 Apr 2021, 09:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA will try and get the Ingenuity helicopter airborne on Mars on Monday, April 19, after it managed to fix the existing issues
NASA to Reinstall Mars Helicopter’s Software, Flight Pushed to Next Week
13 Apr 2021, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA engineers working to find a fix for the issues of the Ingenuity helicopter, changes should be easy but their validation will take some time
Ingenuity Helicopter Didn't Fly on Mars This Weekend, to Try Again on April 14
12 Apr 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says the planned Ingenuity flight on April 11 did not take place on account of a watchdog timer expiration signalling a possible fault
NASA Plans to Make a Show of the First-Ever Helicopter Flight on Mars
8 Apr 2021, 14:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first flight of a helicopter on an alien planet is scheduled for the end of this week; NASA to air the developments on several media channels
Mars Throws Minus 130 Degrees Fahrenheit at Ingenuity, Helicopter Survives
6 Apr 2021, 13:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ingenuity helicopter survived its first, very cold night alone on the Martian planes, getting ready to fly on April 11
Mars Helicopter Drops 4 Inches to an Alien Soil, Flight Imminent
5 Apr 2021, 15:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ingenuity helicopter separated from the Perseverance rover and is now on the surface of Mars waiting for flight green light
Ingenuity Martian Helicopter Smiles From the Underside of Perseverance
22 Mar 2021, 16:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA shows an image of the Perseverance rover holding on to the Ingenuity helicopter as the agency prepares for the first flight of such a machine on Mars
Mars Helicopter Readies Blades for Historic Mission
10 Jun 2019, 13:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If successful, the Mars helicopter flight in 2021will allow for aerial reconnaissance of alien worlds from altitudes much more revealing than the distant orbit
Insect-Like NASA Mars Helicopter Shows Up in Official Photos
29 Mar 2019, 10:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Mars Helicopter was airborne for one minute at an altitude of 2 inches (5 centimeters) and proved that it can fly in a Mars-like atmosphere
NASA to Send Helicopter to Mars on 2020 Rover Mission
14 May 2018, 06:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA will deploy a small helicopter on Mars during the 2020 mission to prove the viability of heavier-than-air flight on the planet.