#ICYMI NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet on April 19, 2021. The Ingenuity team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California determined that the flight was successful after receiving data from both the helicopter and the Perseverance Mars rover. Ingenuity is a technology demonstration. The 19-inch-tall Ingenuity Mars Helicopter contains no science instruments. Instead, the 4-pound rotorcraft w

Flying on Another World Mars Helicopter on the Red Planet This is the Ingenuity helicopter, captured on the surface of Mars. It became the first aircraft in history to perform a powered flight on another planet.Designed to test flying in Mars’ thin atmosphere, Ingenuity has successfully completed several missions alongside the Perseverance rover. It stands as a symbol of human innovation proving that even on a planet 225 million kilometres away, we can make flight possible. #space #SpaceX #NASA