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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter has flown on Mars for the final time
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter is no longer able to fly on Mars. The history-making machine suffered rotor blade damage on its 72nd flight.
Kris Holt01.25.2024NASA says it’s reestablished contact with the Ingenuity Mars helicopter
NASA said in an update shared on X that it has regained contact with the Ingenuity helicopter. The Perseverance rover, which relays communications between Earth and Ingenuity, picked up on its signal Saturday night after extensive searching.
Cheyenne MacDonald01.21.2024NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has gone silent on Mars
NASA says it has lost contact with its Ingenuity helicopter after a flight on Thursday. Ingenuity performed its 72nd flight on January 18 and reached a height of 40 feet, but went silent on its way down. The space is working to reestablish communications.
Cheyenne MacDonald01.20.2024NASA plans to bring rock samples back from Mars with the help of two space helicopters
The space agency was so impressed with Ingenuity, it's making two more space helicopters.
Mariella Moon07.28.2022Watch NASA's Mars helicopter complete a record-setting flight
NASA's Mars helicopter has shared video of its record 25th flight.
Jon Fingas05.31.2022NASA photos show the debris Perseverance's landing left on Mars
They could provide valuable information to help ensure safer landing for future spacecraft.
Mariella Moon04.29.2022NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has flown a total of one mile on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has flown a total of one mile on Mars, and its 10th flight was its most complex to date.
Jon Fingas07.25.2021NASA's Perseverance rover shot 62 images for its iconic selfie with Ingenuity
It turns out, Perseverance capturing an epic selfie of itself wasn't so easy as the rover posing, taking a single photo and calling it a day.
Igor Bonifacic06.25.2021NASA's Mars copter survives 'anomaly' during its sixth flight
NASA's Ingenuity copter wobbled didn't fall down during its sixth flight tour of Mars.
Richard Lawler05.27.2021Now you can hear NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flying over Mars
During Ingenuity's fourth flight on April 30th, Perseverance managed to capture an audio clip of the foray, marking the first time a spacecraft on another planet has recorded the sounds made by another craft.
Igor Bonifacic05.07.2021NASA wants to use its Mars helicopter to support Perseverance rover
After making history and completing two additional flights, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter could soon attempt even more ambitious forays into the skies of the Red Planet.
Igor Bonifacic04.30.2021NASA wants to go farther and faster for fourth Mars helicopter flight
NASA has announced that the helicopter's fourth flight is scheduled to take off on April 29th at 10:12 AM Eastern time.
Mariella Moon04.29.2021NASA's Mars helicopter travels farther and faster on its third flight
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has completed its third flight, traveling much farther and faster than before.
Jon Fingas04.25.2021NASA's Mars helicopter becomes the first aircraft to fly on another planet
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has completed its initial flight, marking the first time an aircraft has flown on another planet.
Jon Fingas04.19.2021NASA will attempt to fly its Mars helicopter on April 19th
NASA now expects to fly its Mars helicopter Ingenuity no earlier than April 19th, with live coverage that morning.
Jon Fingas04.17.2021Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completes a 'spin test,' moves closer to flight
Completing a spin test means the Ingenuity Mars copter could be a step closer to its first flight.
Richard Lawler04.16.2021NASA's Mars copter needs a software update ahead of its flight test
The Ingenuity copter should be ready to fly on Mars after it downloads an update... from 174 million miles away.
Richard Lawler04.12.2021NASA delays Mars helicopter flight to at least April 14th
NASA has delayed the first flight of its Mars helicopter to at least April 14 after an issue during a test.
Jon Fingas04.10.2021NASA deploys Mars helicopter before its pioneering first flight
NASA's Perserverance rover has deployed the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars ahead of its historic first flight.
Jon Fingas04.04.2021NASA plans test flight for Ingenuity prototype helicopter over Mars
The agency announced it plans to test fly the 4-pound prototype helicopter no earlier than April 8th.
Igor Bonifacic03.23.2021