Nasa grounds Mars helicopter Ingenuity as dust and winter threaten flights
2 years, 5 months ago

Nasa grounds Mars helicopter Ingenuity as dust and winter threaten flights

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s pioneering Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has been grounded amid the coming Martian winter. “It’s now dust season and winter on Mars, meaning there’s more dust in the air and less sunlight to help recharge Ingenuity’s batteries,” Nasa said in an update. “Weather permitting, Ingenuity is expected to be back in the air around the start of August.” Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter arrived at Mars attached to the Perseverance rover, in February last year. “Less than a year ago we didn’t even know if powered, controlled flight of an aircraft at Mars was possible,” Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator of Nasa’s Science Mission Directorate, said at the time.

Mars Nasa Indytech Newsletter Sign Ingenuity  indytech  air  mars  newsletter  sign  free  threaten  grounds  flights  ingenuity  dust  expected  nasa  helicopter  winter

History of this topic

Nasa's first aircraft investigation outside Earth: What killed Ingenuity on Mars?
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Nasa's first aircraft investigation outside Earth: What killed Ingenuity on Mars?

India Today  

Engineers from Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and AeroVironment are finalising an in-depth assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's final flight, which took place on January 18, 2024. The investigation into Ingenuity's final flight suggests that its navigation system's failure to accurately track surface features led to a series of events that culminated in the mission's end. The team concluded that …

Nasa's Next Mars Helicopter Mission: Pushing the Frontiers of Aerial Exploration
2 months, 1 week ago

Nasa's Next Mars Helicopter Mission: Pushing the Frontiers of Aerial Exploration

India Today  

Nasa is planning to launch a second helicopter mission to Mars after the success of Ingenuity. The new helicopter, called the Mars Science Helicopter (MSH), will build upon Ingenuity's historic achievements and open up new possibilities for scientific discovery. The MSH will be designed to access areas of Mars that are challenging for ground-based rovers, potentially uncovering new insights about …

NASA's Mars helicopter says goodbye: Check Top 5 videos to relive its history
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NASA's Mars helicopter says goodbye: Check Top 5 videos to relive its history

Hindustan Times  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has sent its final message to Earth and will now serve as a stationary data-gathering unit on the red planet's surface, the space agency announced. Watch: How the helicopter was deployed A series of images captured from March 26 to April 3, 2021, depicts the deployment process of NASA's …

NASA’s historic Mars helicopter Ingenuity grounded for good after 72 flights
11 months, 1 week ago

NASA’s historic Mars helicopter Ingenuity grounded for good after 72 flights

The Hindu  

NASA said on Thursday its Mars robot helicopter Ingenuity, the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on another world, has been grounded for good after flying dozens of times over three years, ending a landmark mission that far exceeded all expectations. The fate of Ingenuity was sealed when imagery beamed back to Earth after its 72nd and final flight …

Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity is dead, space agency says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity is dead, space agency says

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity will never fly again, the space agency gas said. …

NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight
11 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s little Mars helicopter has flown its last flight. “It’s almost an understatement to say that it has surpassed expectations.” Ingenuity hitched a ride on NASA’s Perseverance rover, landing on Mars in 2021. Images beamed back this week from its last flight showed that one or more of its rotor blades suffered damage while landing and …

NASA's little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight
11 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA's little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NASA’s little Mars helicopter has …

NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars
11 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars

Hindustan Times  

NASA has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said Saturday, after an unexpected outage prompted fears that the hard-working craft had finally met its end. NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter Ingenuity, a drone about 1.6 feet tall, arrived on Mars in 2021 aboard the rover Perseverance and became the first motorized craft to fly autonomously …

Watch: Rover captured Ingenuity helicopter's pop-up flight on Mars
1 year, 4 months ago

Watch: Rover captured Ingenuity helicopter's pop-up flight on Mars

India Today  

Nasa's Perseverance Mars rover has successfully captured the 54th flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in thin Martian air. The rover will also characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for future human exploration of the Red Planet. Future Nasa missions, in cooperation with the European Space Agency, plan to send spacecraft to Mars to collect these …

Ingenuity helicopter completes 56th flight on Mars, flies 410 meters on Red Planet
1 year, 4 months ago

Ingenuity helicopter completes 56th flight on Mars, flies 410 meters on Red Planet

India Today  

Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter has once again made history, completing its 56th flight on Mars. Launched as part of the Perseverance mission, Ingenuity was initially intended to demonstrate the feasibility of powered flight in Mars' thin atmosphere, which is just 0.6% as thick as Earth's. The goal of this latest flight was to reposition the helicopter, with the craft heading northwest …

Ingenuity helicopter flies successfully after a mid-air glitch on Mars
1 year, 5 months ago

Ingenuity helicopter flies successfully after a mid-air glitch on Mars

India Today  

Nasa's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has successfully completed its 54th flight on Mars, marking a significant milestone after an unexpected interruption during its previous hop. The helicopter performed a brief 25-second hop, providing crucial data to help the Ingenuity team understand why its 53rd flight ended prematurely. The 53rd flight, originally planned as a 136-second scouting mission, was designed to capture …

NASA re-establishes contact with Mars Ingenuity Helicopter
1 year, 6 months ago

NASA re-establishes contact with Mars Ingenuity Helicopter

Hindustan Times  

The official mission logbook now lists the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's 52nd flight as a success. The trip took place on April 26 but mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California lost communication with the chopper as it dropped towards the Mars surface for landing. When Perseverance reached the top of the hill on June 28 and saw …

NASA Restores Contact with Mars Helicopter Ingenuity after Two Months of Radio Silence
1 year, 6 months ago

NASA Restores Contact with Mars Helicopter Ingenuity after Two Months of Radio Silence

News 18  

Long time, no speak: NASA has re-established contact with the intrepid Ingenuity Mars Helicopter after more than two months of radio silence, the space agency said Friday. Ingenuity’s 52nd flight launched on April 26, but mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California lost contact as it descended to the surface following its two minute, 1,191-foot hop. Nonetheless, “this …

Ingenuity helicopter hits half-century, completes 50 sorties on Mars
1 year, 8 months ago

Ingenuity helicopter hits half-century, completes 50 sorties on Mars

India Today  

This little achievement by the winged copter is going to feel personal for every chopper pilot. Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter has completed 50 flights in the alien world as it negotiates some of the most hazardous terrains on Mars. “Just as the Wright brothers continued their experiments well after that momentous day at Kitty Hawk in 1903, the Ingenuity team continues …

Ingenuity helicopter spots mysterious foreign object on Mars
2 years, 3 months ago

Ingenuity helicopter spots mysterious foreign object on Mars

India Today  

Engineers flying the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars have spotted a foreign object on the surface in the footage beamed back by the helicopter. The Jet propulsion Laboratory, which flies the quadcopter on Mars, said that the foreign object debris was not visible in Navcam footage from the previous flight. The 33rd flight for the helicopter on Mars saw it climb …

NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks

LA Times  

NASA will launch two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth. The most recent sample, a sedimentary rock, holds the greatest promise of containing possible evidence of ancient Martian life, said Arizona State University’s Meenakshi Wadhwa, chief scientist for the retrieval effort. NASA officials said Perseverance’s impressive performance at Mars …

NASA’s Plan to Get Ingenuity Through the Martian Winter
2 years, 7 months ago

NASA’s Plan to Get Ingenuity Through the Martian Winter

Wired  

Ingenuity, NASA’s autonomous Mars helicopter, was only meant to complete five flights. But now Ingenuity faces a new challenge: It’s unclear if the helicopter will survive the coming Martian winter, which begins in July. Since a Martian year amounts to roughly two years on Earth, and the helicopter is in the northern hemisphere, this is Ingenuity’s first winter. “We believe …

Mars helicopter's key sensor dead, Ingenuity shivers at -80 degrees Celsius
2 years, 7 months ago

Mars helicopter's key sensor dead, Ingenuity shivers at -80 degrees Celsius

India Today  

The Ingenuity helicopter, which has become the first craft to conduct a powered flight on another planet, is shivering in the harsh Martian winter. This new way of operating carries with it risks to Ingenuity’s electronic components, many of which are not designed to survive the temperatures they are being exposed to at night," the helicopter team said. With the …

Mars Ingenuity helicopter is on borrowed time as it endures winter
2 years, 7 months ago

Mars Ingenuity helicopter is on borrowed time as it endures winter

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “Challenges like these are to be expected: After hundreds of sols and dozens of flights beyond the five flights originally planned, the solar-powered helicopter is in uncharted terrain,” Teddy Tzanetos, Ingenuity team lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, wrote in an update. Using its onboard Helicopter Base Station, Perseverance …

Fly on Mars with Ingenuity helicopter: Watch longest, fastest flight on Red Planet
2 years, 7 months ago

Fly on Mars with Ingenuity helicopter: Watch longest, fastest flight on Red Planet

India Today  

The Ingenuity helicopter, which has now proved its capabilities beyond expectations on an alien planet, is preparing for its 29th flight on Mars. On April 8, the Ingenuity helicopter, then on its record-breaking 25th flight, had covered a record distance of 704 meters while flying at a speed of 5.5 meters per second. “For our record-breaking flight, Ingenuity’s downward-looking navigation …

Mayday…mayday: Ingenuity loses signals as Mars get cold, helicopter calls home for help
2 years, 8 months ago

Mayday…mayday: Ingenuity loses signals as Mars get cold, helicopter calls home for help

India Today  

The Ingenuity Helicopter, which has emerged as the biggest asset on a foreign planet, gave engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory a brief heart attack when it missed a planned communications session with its accomplice, the Perseverance rover. Based on the latest data beamed back to Earth, the team found that the communications dropout on May 3, Sol 427 of …

Nasa’s Mars helicopter spots ‘otherworldly’ wreckage on Red Planet caused by space agency
2 years, 8 months ago

Nasa’s Mars helicopter spots ‘otherworldly’ wreckage on Red Planet caused by space agency

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An aerial survey of a section of Mars by Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter has …

Nasa’s Mars helicopter completes record breaking flight
2 years, 8 months ago

Nasa’s Mars helicopter completes record breaking flight

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter just completed its 25th flight on the Red Planet, flying …

Ingenuity helicopter to keep flying on Mars till Sept, identify spots to land future missions
2 years, 9 months ago

Ingenuity helicopter to keep flying on Mars till Sept, identify spots to land future missions

India Today  

Just about a year ago, engineers, scientists, astronomers had no idea if a controlled flight was even possible on another planet. Nasa has extended the operation of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars till September, where it will support the Perseverance rover, trundling on the surface, in its science operations trying to look for evidence of ancient microbial life in the …

Mars Ingenuity helicopter becomes first aircraft to log 30-minute flight time on another planet
3 years ago

Mars Ingenuity helicopter becomes first aircraft to log 30-minute flight time on another planet

India Today  

With 18 flights on an alien world, the Ingenuity helicopter has become the first aircraft to spend a total of over 30 minutes in the air on another planet. The quadcopter successfully completed its 18th flight on Mars remaining in the air for over 124 seconds, bringing it closer to its original airfield, “Wright Brothers Field.” The little helicopter will …

Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter overcomes new challenge from changing seasons on Mars
3 years, 2 months ago

Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter overcomes new challenge from changing seasons on Mars

India Today  

The Ingenuity helicopter soared with flying colours in the changing Martian air as it completed its 15th flight on the Red Planet. Ingenuity's flight controllers on Earth are planning a series of four to seven flights to assist the rover in its search along with preparing a flight software upgrade for the helicopter, which will potentially enable new navigation capabilities …

Perseverance rover begins imaging as Mars comes into Earth's views, Ingenuity helicopter revs up
3 years, 2 months ago

Perseverance rover begins imaging as Mars comes into Earth's views, Ingenuity helicopter revs up

India Today  

Two weeks after it went into hibernation on Mars, the Perseverance rover is set to trundle again. The rover is imaging the area and studying the weather as engineers chart its course towards another possible location to collect samples to be returned to Earth. Since landing on Mars on February 18, 2021, Perseverance has been hunting for signs of ancient …

NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter captures 3D view of rock-covered mound on Martian surface
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter captures 3D view of rock-covered mound on Martian surface

India Today  

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter provided a rare 3D view of a rock-covered mound on the Martian surface. The image of the geologic target, which the Mars rover team calls “Faillefeu”, was captured during Ingenuity's 13th flight on September 4. Images like these can help @NASAPersevere's team plan the rover's science campaign: https://t.co/ZiLaIyQiom pic.twitter.com/YgCS5NWQc7 — NASA September 17, 2021 The space …

NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter captures Mars rock feature in 3D
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter captures Mars rock feature in 3D

India TV News  

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has provided a 3D view of a rock-covered mound on the red planet during its 13th flight on September 4. During its Flight 9, the mini-chopper flew over a rugged region called "Seitah" -- characterised by sandy ripples that is very challenging terrain for rovers and took colour images -- of Mars' Jezero crater. Best viewed …

NASA Ingenuity helicopter isn't ready to retire, will continue to go on flying misions
3 years, 4 months ago

NASA Ingenuity helicopter isn't ready to retire, will continue to go on flying misions

Firstpost  

“Everything is working so well,” said Josh Ravich, the head of Ingenuity’s mechanical engineering team. “When I got the opportunity to come work on the helicopter project, I think I had the same reaction as anybody else: ‘Is that even possible?’” His initial doubts were understandable: The air on Mars has a density equivalent to only one percent that of …

After six months on Mars, NASA’s tiny copter is still flying high
3 years, 4 months ago

After six months on Mars, NASA’s tiny copter is still flying high

Hindustan Times  

It was only supposed to fly five times. “Everything is working so well,” said Josh Ravich, the head of Ingenuity’s mechanical engineering team. “We’re doing better on the surface than we had expected.” Hundreds of people contributed to the project, though only about a dozen currently retain day-to-day roles. “When I got the opportunity to come work on the helicopter …

After six months on Mars, Nasa’s Ingenuity still flying high
3 years, 4 months ago

After six months on Mars, Nasa’s Ingenuity still flying high

Live Mint  

It was only supposed to fly five times. "Everything is working so well," said Josh Ravich, the head of Ingenuity's mechanical engineering team. In this file NASA photo obtained July 25, 2021, 2021 shows NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured by Mars Perseverance rover using its Left Mastcam-Z Camera, composed of a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. …

China just made a mini helicopter for future Mars missions
3 years, 4 months ago

China just made a mini helicopter for future Mars missions

Live Mint  

In April this year, Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter made history when it undertook its first flight in the Martian atmosphere, rising some 10 feet above the planet’s surface. Now, according to a Reuters report, China has developed a prototype miniature helicopter for surveillance work on future Mars missions, according to its space science agency, following the historic landing of a robotic …

Ingenuity helicopter eyes new airfield on Mars as it climbs 12 meters during 11th sortie
3 years, 5 months ago

Ingenuity helicopter eyes new airfield on Mars as it climbs 12 meters during 11th sortie

India Today  

Days after it conducted one of its most challenging flights, the Ingenuity helicopter is eyeing a new airfield on Mars. "The mission profile is designed to stay ahead of the rover supporting its future science goals in the “South Sé­tah” region, where it will be able to gather aerial imagery in support of future Perseverance Mars rover surface operations in …

In its most complex flight on Mars, Earth's small aircraft crosses a kilometre mark in air
3 years, 5 months ago

In its most complex flight on Mars, Earth's small aircraft crosses a kilometre mark in air

India Today  

Three months after it first spread its rotors on Mars, the Ingenuity Helicopter has crossed a major milestone of flying for over a kilometre on an alien world. The 10th flight The flight began with Ingenuity taking off from its sixth airfield and climbing to the new record height as it headed south-by-southwest about 165 feet and captured the Raised …

These coloured pictures from Ingenuity helicopter offer new insights into unseen Martian world
3 years, 5 months ago

These coloured pictures from Ingenuity helicopter offer new insights into unseen Martian world

India Today  

Being dubbed as one of the most advanced systems to arrive on Mars, the Ingenuity helicopter has now added one more dimension to the aerial exploration of another planet. With Ingenuity, we now have this intermediate-scale imagery that nicely fills the gap in resolution,” said Perseverance Deputy Project Scientist Ken Williford of Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. NASA’s …

Higher, farther, faster: In nerve-wracking flight, Ingenuity helicopter sets new record on Mars
3 years, 6 months ago

Higher, farther, faster: In nerve-wracking flight, Ingenuity helicopter sets new record on Mars

India Today  

The Ingenuity helicopter, which has already become one of the most successful engineering advances to arrive on Mars, has set new records in its ninth flight. BREAKING RECORD AFTER RECORD The Ingenuity helicopter has come a long way from its first April 19th hop when it hovered about 10 feet above the Martian surface for 30 seconds. The Ingenuity helicopter …

Flying on Mars: Ingenuity helicopter completes eighth hop, arrives at new landing spot
3 years, 6 months ago

Flying on Mars: Ingenuity helicopter completes eighth hop, arrives at new landing spot

India Today  

The Ingenuity helicopter on Mars has added another flight under its belt, the rotorcraft completed the eighth hop since it began demonstrations of aerial capability on Mars. The helicopter has been relying on images captured by the HiRISE camera aboard Nasa’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to identify possible landing zones as it continues to create minuscule dust storms on another world. …

Ingenuity's eighth flight today, helicopter demonstrating operational capability on Mars
3 years, 6 months ago

Ingenuity's eighth flight today, helicopter demonstrating operational capability on Mars

India Today  

Weeks after landing on a new location, the Ingenuity Mars helicopter is set for its eighth flight to another new location today. This mighty little rotorcraft will fly 160 meters south to another new landing site as it continues to travel alongside," Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said. As part of its operations demonstration phase, the helicopter reached the current landing …

Ingenuity aces seventh flight as engineers push for operations phase post-mid-air glitch on Mars
3 years, 7 months ago

Ingenuity aces seventh flight as engineers push for operations phase post-mid-air glitch on Mars

India Today  

Weeks after suffering a mid-air glitch on the way to its new landing ground, the Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars successfully completed its seventh flight. During the seventh flight, the rotorcraft landed on a new landing ground, an area that was previously not surveyed by the craft or the Perseverance rover. The rotorcraft logged a 62.8 seconds flight time as it …

Anomaly on Mars: How Ingenuity helicopter's sixth flight suffered glitch midair
3 years, 7 months ago

Anomaly on Mars: How Ingenuity helicopter's sixth flight suffered glitch midair

India Today  

The Mars Ingenuity Helicopter has been one of the most talked-about feats of modern avionics in the new decade. The small aircraft went for its sixth sortie on May 27, however towards the end of that leg, “something happened: Ingenuity began adjusting its velocity and tilting back and forth in an oscillating pattern,” Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a …

Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter survives wild flight after a navigation error. Here’s what happened
3 years, 7 months ago

Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter survives wild flight after a navigation error. Here’s what happened

Hindustan Times  

Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter managed to land safely on the Martian surface after a navigation timing error sent it on a wild sixth flight. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shared a sequence of images, taken by the navigation camera aboard the Ingenuity Mars helicopter, that depicted the last 29 seconds of the rotorcraft’s sixth flight. This image of Mars was …

Navigation error sends NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on a wild, confusing ride on Mars
3 years, 7 months ago

Navigation error sends NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on a wild, confusing ride on Mars

Firstpost  

It landed safely because its built-in system to provide an extra margin for stability “came to the rescue.” A navigation timing error sent NASA’s little Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride, its first major problem since it took to the Martian skies last month. The trouble cropped up about a minute into the helicopter’s sixth test flight last Saturday …

Mars Ingenuity helicopter begins ops phase next week, will fly to new airfield during sixth flight
3 years, 7 months ago

Mars Ingenuity helicopter begins ops phase next week, will fly to new airfield during sixth flight

India Today  

After successfully completing five flights in an inhospitable Martian environment, the Ingenuity helicopter is all set for its sixth liftoff. According to Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which has designed the Mars helicopter, the flight plan begins with the helicopter lifting off to 10 meters, heading southwest for about 150 meters. The Ingenuity helicopter earlier completed its fifth flight on Mars with …

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes first one-way trip
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes first one-way trip

India TV News  

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has added many firsts to its kitty. "The fifth flight of the Mars Helicopter is another great achievement for the agency," said Bob Pearce, Associate Administrator for NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, in the statement. The Ingenuity team chose the new landing site based on information gathered during the previous flight -- the first "aerial scout" …

Ingenuity keeps breaking records as it prepares for the next phase of its mission
3 years, 8 months ago

Ingenuity keeps breaking records as it prepares for the next phase of its mission

Salon  

Ingenuity, the 4-pound helicopter that hitched a ride to Mars on Perseverance, continues to impress us here on Earth. "We designed Ingenuity for a baseline mission, which was looking at five flights up to 90 seconds each," said Ben Pipenberg, engineering lead on the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Program and AeroVironment senior aeromechanical engineer. "The Ingenuity technology demonstration has been a …

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter to scout ahead and assist Perseverance rover on Mars
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter to scout ahead and assist Perseverance rover on Mars

Firstpost  

This type of reconnaissance will prove useful to human missions, by scoping out the best paths for them and reaching locations that aren’t accessible. After proving powered, the controlled flight is possible on the Red Planet, NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter has new orders: scout ahead of the Perseverance rover to assist in its search for past signs of microbial life. …

After flight on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter to begin new demo phase
3 years, 8 months ago

After flight on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter to begin new demo phase

India TV News  

Having proven that powered, controlled flight is possible on the Red Planet, the Ingenuity experiment will soon embark on a new operations demonstration phase, exploring how aerial scouting and other functions could benefit future exploration of Mars and other worlds. “Since Ingenuity remains in excellent health, we plan to use it to benefit future aerial platforms while prioritizing and moving …

Mars helicopter aces 4th flight, gets extra month of flying
3 years, 8 months ago

Mars helicopter aces 4th flight, gets extra month of flying

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s little Mars helicopter has gotten a reprieve. Instead of wrapping up flight tests at the beginning of May, NASA is giving its Ingenuity helicopter at least an extra month to tackle tough new terrain and serve as a scout for its companion rover, Perseverance. Soon afterward, there was more good news: Ingenuity — the first …

Discover Related