NASA is retiring Ingenuity, its mini Mars helicopter, a week after it was damaged during its 72nd flight. The spindly overachiever made history as the first aircraft to complete a powered, ...

NASA isn't quite finished with its broken Ingenuity Mars helicopter yet, mission managers revealed in a livestream honoring the drone's legacy on Jan. 31.

Ingenuity, the first robot ever to fly on Mars, suffered rotor-blade damage during its most recent hop and can no longer fly, NASA announced today (Jan. 25).

Ingenuity, the little Mars helicopter that became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet, can no longer fly due to rotor blade damage, NASA announced ...

NASA's stranded Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has beamed back its final signal to Earth from the Red Planet, which included a farewell message for mission scientists. It will continue collecting data ...

L ast week, one of the most innovative missions in space exploration came to a bitter end. NASA’s famously successful Ingenuity rotorcraft — the 3.5-pound helicopter-like robot collecting ...

NASA’s robot helicopter Ingenuity completed its final mission after a historic 72 flights on Mars. via REUTERS. Ingenuity ultimately buzzed over the Martian terrain 14 times farther than ...

NASA plans to "wiggle" Ingenuity's wings to find out how much damage they suffered after a crash landing during its 72nd and, sadly, last mission. The cause of the rough landing is still unclear ...

NASA extended the Ingenuity mission on March 15, 2022. The helicopter acted as a scout and route planner for the Perseverance rover. How were Ingenuity's rotor blades damaged?

Image source: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Ingenuity survived its first near-death experience back in 2021. But the Mars-based helicopter’s troubles didn’t stop there.