The shadow of NASA’s Ingenuity is seen on the surface of Mars as the helicopter hovers during its first flight on April 19, 2021.
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Here’s a look at NASA’s historic flight from a plane to Mars, an achievement the space agency called ‘Wright Brothers Moment’.
NASA rover Perseverance captured images of the flight after rolling away, with one of the navigation cameras showing a series before, during and after the helicopter flight.
Video from NASA rover Perseverance shows the helicopter ingenuity turning its spinners, hovering and then landing on Mars.
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Ingenuity, which weighs 4 pounds, successfully flew autonomously for 39 seconds.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover captured the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars on April 18, 2021 before its first flight.
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A camera on NASA’s Perseverance rover shows on April 18, 2021, the helicopter ingenuity flying above the surface of Mars.
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NASA helicopter Ingenuity returns to the surface of Mars after its first flight on April 19, 2021, captured by a camera on the Perseverance Rover.
A camera on NASA’s Perseverance rover shows on April 18, 2021, the helicopter ingenuity flying above the surface of Mars.
NASA announced after the flight that the area on Mars’ Jezero crater where Ingenuity flew would be known as Wright Brothers Field.
Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California are working with Ingenuity during its development, a years-long process aided by rotor dynamics experts.
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The Perseverance Rover, with the Ingenuity helicopter visible below, is ready for launch.
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