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Ingenuity Helicopter Takes an Ambitious Shortcut on Mars in Record-Breaking Ninth Flight
The Ingenuity helicopter has stuck the landing of its most difficult flight yet, the craft’s ninth. The helicopter took a high-speed sojourn over rough terrain.
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NASA’s Tiny Helicopter Snaps Its First Colour Photo on Mars
Well, we’ve seen better photos of Mars, but this one’s special in that it was taken by NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter. Encouragingly, the craft managed to survive its first frigid night on Mars, bringing us one step closer to its inaugural flight.
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NASA Reveals Its Plan for First Helicopter Flight on Mars
So far, human exploration on Mars has been measured in the circular motion of orbiters above the planet and the meandering trails of rovers on the ground below. Early next month, NASA will enter the elusive space between those two realms, with the launch of the box-shaped helicopter Ingenuity.