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Mars Helicopter's 63rd Flight Was Longest Since 2022
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter conducted its 63rd Mars flight, flying 1,901 feet (579 meters) horizontally. Credit: Space.com | ...
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How NASA’s Perseverance Rover Works: A Detailed Breakdown of Mars Exploration
NASA's Perseverance rover is the latest marvel in Mars exploration, and it's not alone on its mission. Along for the ride is ...
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NASA's Martian helicopter promises unprecedented views of the red planet
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.
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NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. It’ll be the first aircraft to fly on another planet - CNN
Engineers attached a helicopter to the Mars 2020 rover ahead of its launch next summer. And if it flies successfully, it’ll be the first aircraft to fly on another planet, NASA said .
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NASA Ingenuity helicopter flies on Mars - The Washington Post
NASA successfully flew its four-pound helicopter from the surface of Mars early Monday in the first powered flight of an aircraft on another planet, a feat that NASA officials compared to the ...
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The NASA chopper set to be first aircraft to fly on Mars now has a name – thanks to a 17-year-old girl - CNN
NASA’s new Mars helicopter now has a name that lives up to the daunting task: Ingenuity. And it’s all thanks to 17-year-od Vaneeza Rupani.
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NASA Expands Plans For Helicopter On Mars - NPR
NASA is allotting additional time to test the operational capabilities of its groundbreaking Ingenuity helicopter, which completed its first powered flight on Mars less than two weeks ago. Since ...
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Watch Video of NASA Mars Helicopter Ingenuity's First Flight - The New York Times
NASA’s Ingenuity, a small robotic helicopter, took its initial flight over Mars on Monday making history as the first powered aircraft from Earth to fly on another planet.
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NASA’s Mars helicopter was supposed to fly five times. It’s flown 28.
NASA’s Mars helicopter was supposed to fly five times. It’s flown 28. The little helicopter that could has exceeded all expectations. But now, as the Martian winter sets in, its future is ...
These two planes will be flying unusually low over L.A. Here’s why NASA says not to worry
The NASA flight will get up close and personal with Southern California this weekend. NASA says the planes are being used to conduct several scientific studies.
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NASA will soon try to fly a helicopter over Mars: "It really is like the Wright brothers' moment"
NASA hopes to launch the pickup mission in 2026 and get the samples back on Earth by 2031 - at the soonest. Human benefits Besides the helicopter, Perseverance carries other experiments that could ...
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NASA Mars Helicopter’s Second Flight Is a Success
NASA’s engineers already made history on Monday with the 39.1-second flight of Ingenuity, a small helicopter, in the thin atmosphere on Mars.On Thursday, they added to their success when the ...