Ingenuity (Helicopter)

Ingenuity (Helicopter)
Astrobiology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Mars 2020
Perseverance (Rover)
The review takes a close look the final flight of the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which was the first aircraft to fly on another world. Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s final flight on Jan.
Posted December 11, 2024
Ingenuity (Helicopter)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Mars 2020
Mars Sample Return (MSR)
Perseverance (Rover)
The Solar System
The final downlink shift by the Ingenuity team was a time to reflect on a highly successful mission — and to prepare the first aircraft on another world for its new role. Engineers working on NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter assembled for one last time in a control room at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in […]
Posted April 17, 2024
Ingenuity (Helicopter)
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s aerial prototype is seen at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steve F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va, Dec. 15, 2023. The prototype, which was the first to prove it was possible to fly in a simulated Mars environment at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was donated to the museum. Ingenuity’s […]
Posted January 29, 2024
Ingenuity (Helicopter)
Aeronautics
Drones & You
Missions
NASA Aircraft
NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. While the helicopter remains upright and in communication with ground controllers, imagery of its Jan.
Posted January 25, 2024
Aeronautics
Ingenuity (Helicopter)
In this image from Dec. 17, 1903, Orville Wright makes the first powered, controlled flight on Earth as his brother Wilbur looks on. Orville Wright covered 120 feet in 12 seconds during the first flight of the day. The Wright brothers made four flights that day, each longer than the last. The aircraft, Flyer 1, […]
Posted December 15, 2023
Ingenuity (Helicopter)
Mars 2020
Mars Sample Return (MSR)
Engineers will go beyond the ends of the Earth to find more performance for future Mars helicopters. For the first time in history, two planets have been home to testing future aircraft designs. On this world, a new rotor that could be used with next-generation Mars helicopters was recently tested at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory […]
Posted November 22, 2023
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