Perseverance Rover’s First Image from Mars (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Sometime on Sunday evening, history will be made on the planet Mars. A small, incredibly complex helicopter named Ingenuity will attempt to lift off from the surface, hover a few seconds, and then fly back to earth. It will be the first powered flight of an aircraft on another planet in history and evokes comparisons with the Wright brothers’ flight of 120 years ago.
Ingenuity is a technology demonstration project that could revolutionize the way that our robot landers explore Mars and other planets. The helicopter hitched a ride to Mars on the rover Perseverance that landed on the red planet in February.
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NASA’s
Ingenuity Mars helicopter is seen in a close-up taken by Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard the
Perseverance rover. This image was taken on April 5, 2021, the 45th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
NASA is targeting no earlier than Sunday, April 11, for its
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet via rotor blades that are constructed from carbon fiber and foam core. To mark a month of
Ingenuity flights, the agency will host several events to bring people along for the ride.
A livestream confirming