Ingenuity

Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes its first flight on the red planet.
By Chris capper Liebenthal — April 19, 2021

NASA keeps outdoing themselves.

Two months ago, the rover Perseverance arrived on the red planet in a picture perfect landing. Now, at about 3:30 AM EST, its tiny rotorcraft took its first flight on a different planet successfully! Being the geek that I am, I can't wait for more footage from its future flights as it goes exploring.

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