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Mars Helicopter flight delayed to no earlier than April 14
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and last updated 2021-04-11 14:01:49-04
NASA LANGLEY - It s a historic flight that will be out of this planet, literally.
After some six years of research, simulations and tests NASA will soon conduct the first flight for the Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars. Oh it s exciting, it s very exciting, said Susan Gorton, NASA Project Manager for the Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Project.
Based on data from the Ingenuity Mars helicopter that arrived late Friday night, NASA has chosen to reschedule the Ingenuity Mars Helicopterâs first experimental flight to no earlier than April 14.
NASA s Ingenuity helicopter has managed to spin its blades to 50 revolutions per minute (RPM) in preparation for its maiden flight on Mars this weekend.
The space agency shared a short animation, captured by cameras attached to Ingenuity s parent craft Perseverance, of the blades rotating.
Takeoff of the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) robotic helicopter, already detached from the Perseverance rover, is now slated for this Sunday (April 11).
If successful, Ingenuity, which has become affectionately known as Ginny , will be the first powered and controlled flight of an aircraft on any planet other than Earth.
Ingenuity carries a small amount of fabric that covered one of the wings of the Wright brothers aircraft, known as the Flyer, during the first powered, controlled flight on Earth in 1903.
NASA has unlocked the blades of glory on its Ingenuity helicopter ahead of the small rotorcraft s maiden flight on Mars this weekend.
The space agency called the reveal of the chopper blades mind-bottling in reference to a quote from the Will Ferrell ice skating movie Blades of Glory .
In a short clip shared on Twitter, the 4ft wide blades can be seen slowly unlocking on top of the tiny 19 inch tall helicopter, ahead of a spin up test in the coming days.
Ingenuity is set to take its first flight on April 11, which will see the copter take off, hover in place and then return for landing.