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Ready for lift off? NASA s Ingenuity helicopter set to make history
Ready for lift off? NASA s Ingenuity helicopter set to make history
By Reena Bhardwaj
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): NASA, America s space agency, will attempt to fly its miniature helicopter Ingenuity above the surface of the red planet Mars on Monday (local time).
All systems are a go and if all goes to plan, the chopper will lift off and will be the first powered and controlled flight on another planet.
Almost 173 million miles away from Earth the test flight will take place on the floor of Martian land called Jezero Crater.
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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity successfully completed its historic first flight
The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its historic flight on Mars and safely landed back on the surface, according to NASA.
The first powered, controlled flight on another planet took place at 3:30 a.m. ET.
Unlike when the helicopter’s fellow traveler, the Perseverance rover, landed on Mars on February 18, there was a bit of wait to know how the helicopter fared in its attempt.
The helicopter team was in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, early Monday morning to receive and analyze the first data from Ingenuity’s flight attempt.
NASA makes history with Ingenuity helicopter s first test flight on Mars
The test flight took place on the floor of Martian land called Jezero Crater, almost 173 million miles away from Earth. Photo: NASA JPL
Updated: Apr 19, 2021, 04:33 PM IST
American space agency NASA made history on Monday with a test flight of its miniature helicopter Ingenuity above the surface of Mars.
Everything went according to the plan, and the chopper lifted off, becoming the first powered and controlled flight on another planet.
The test flight took place on the floor of Martian land called Jezero Crater, almost 173 million miles away from Earth.