Mars Ingenuity helicopter completes its toughest flight yet
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Katie Hunt, CNN
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(CNN) — Ingenuity, the helicopter that accompanied the Perseverance rover on its Mars mission, has undertaken its ninth and "most nerve-wracking" flight since it first took off on the red planet.
Although we don't have the full details about what it accomplished, NASA confirmed in a tweet on July 5 that Ingenuity had completed the flight.
#MarsHelicopter pushes its Red Planet limits. ��
The rotorcraft completed its 9th and most challenging flight yet, flying for 166.4 seconds at a speed of 5 m/s. Take a look at this shot of Ingenuity’s shadow captured with its navigation camera. https://t.co/TNCdXWcKWEpic.twitter.com/zUIbrr7Qw9— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) July 5, 2021