Published 3 years ago

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity: What you need to know before its first flight

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NASA engineers will attempt the first flight on Mars in just a few days, and it could change space exploration forever.

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Yahoo News

NASA’s Mars helicopter to launch a new chapter of space exploration

NASA is set to fly the first test flight of its tiny Ingenuity helicopter on Mars Sunday, marking the advent of drones for space exploration.Why it matters: If successful, this flight will be the first time a human-built aircraft has flown on a world other than Earth, opening the door to new means of exploring planets far from our own.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeCatch up qui…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Nasa preparing to attempt first controlled flight on another world

The Ingenuity helicopter, which arrived on the red planet in February, is expected to take to the skies on Wednesday

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

NASA Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Ready for First Flight

NASA helicopter, dubbed the Ingenuity, placed on Mars could take its first flight over the Red Planet within two days after a successful initial test of its rotors, the US space agency said Friday....

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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USA Today

NASA/JPL named two sites on Mars after an author and an engineer. Here’s why you should know them, too.

Science fiction writer Octavia Butler and JPL's Jakob van Zyl have become part of Perseverance rover mission, Ingenuity helicopter flights on Mars

3 years ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter ready to fly on Mars. Schedule and what to expect

Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover, released a GIF image of the slow spin test of Ingenuity's blades.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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The Washington Post

NASA is preparing to fly the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, in an otherworldly Wright brothers moment

The flight of a tiny helicopter called Ingenuity, perhaps as early as April 11, would mark a first in interplanetary travel, demonstrate a new technology, and pave the way for future scientists and explorers to more quickly traverse the surface of the Red Planet.

3 years ago

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