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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now
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
Ingenuity still “as good as new” after nearly a year on Mars
by Jeff Foust — March 12, 2022 Ingenuity, originally developed as a tech demo with a goal of up to five flights, has now flown 21 times and serves as a scout for the Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS WASHINGTON — After nearly a year of operations, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is still “as good as…
Why Mars helicopters like Ingenuity could glow in the dark
Home News Tech Artist's impression of a Martian drone with a glow around its rotors; at back is a Perseverance-like rover. (Image credit: NASA/Jay Friedlander) Helicopters making dusk flights on Mars might glow in the dark.A new study suggests that Mars drones, such as the Ingenuity helicopter making periodic sorties on the Red Planet, "may…