The Mars Helicopter is a small, autonomous aircraft that will be carried to the surface on the Red Planet attached to the belly of the Mars 2020 rover. Its mission is experimental in nature and completely independent of the Mars 2020 science mission. In the months after landing, the helicopter will be placed
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again ... - NASA Mars …
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. 3, the first flight since the helicopter cut its July 22 flight short. The 25-second up-and-down hop provided data that could help the Ingenuity team determine why its 53rd flight ended early.
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Completes 50th Flight
Apr 13, 2023 · NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed its 50th flight on Mars. The first aircraft on another world reached the half-century mark on April 13, traveling over 1,057.09 feet (322.2 meters) in 145.7 seconds.
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Captures Video of Record Flight
May 27, 2022 · Imagery has come down from Mars capturing a recent flight in which the rotorcraft flew farther and faster than ever before. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s black-and-white navigation camera has provided dramatic video of its record-breaking 25th flight, which took place on …
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Phones Home - NASA
Jun 30, 2023 · NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was captured by the Perseverance rover’s Mastcam-Z on April 16, not long after the rotorcraft’s 50th flight. The helicopter would soon fall silent for 63 days due hilly terrain that interrupted communications between the rover and aircraft.
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Phones Home
The 52nd flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now in the official mission logbook as a success. The flight took place back on April 26, but mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California lost contact with the helicopter as it descended toward the surface for landing.
Images from the Mars Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars - NASA …
Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter - NASA Science - NASA Mars Exploration
Strapped to the Mars Perseverance rover's belly for the journey to Mars was a technology demonstration — the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, which completed 72 historic flights and became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet.
NASA's Mars Helicopter Scouts Ridgeline for ... - NASA Mars …
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently surveyed an intriguing ridgeline near the ancient river delta in Jezero Crater. The images – captured on April 23, during the tiny helicopter’s 27 th flight – were taken at the request of the Perseverance Mars rover science team, which wanted a closer look at the sloping outcrop.
NASA Extends Ingenuity Helicopter Mission - NASA Mars Exploration
NASA has extended flight operations of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter through September. In the months ahead, history’s first aircraft to operate from the surface of another world will support the Perseverance rover’s upcoming science campaign exploring …