NASA's miniature helicopter has safely deployed on Mars, setting the stage for a potential first flight on the Red Planet. The four-pound helicopter, called Ingenuity, made the long journey from Earth...
NASA's Ingenuity Set To Take Inaugural Mars Flight
NASA is preparing the next phase of its exploration mission of the Red Planet. The solar-powered helicopter that was brought by the Perseverance spacecraft will take off April 11 on its first of five flights over the next 31 days. Scientists hope that images recorded with Ingenuity's dual cameras will help them better understand the Martian surface. Read more about this first-of-its-kind vehicle.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity will have to wait a few more days to make its historic first flight on the Red Planet. Ingenuity, which flew to Mars …
NASA's new space helicopter has survived its first night alone on Mars. After slowly unfolding from its hideaway in Perseverance's belly, the 4-pound robot dropped the last four inches to the ground on...
Ingenuity is poised to make history in a matter of days. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is on the cusp of its historic first flight. The agency has confirmed that its Perseverance rover deployed the UAV Mars...
Rocks and rover wheels star in the Mars chopper's view of the red planet.
The US space agency says it expects now to fly the first helicopter on Mars in early April. The little chopper was carried to the Red Planet by the Perseverance rover, which made its dramatic landing Jezero...
NASA's Curiosity rover used its robotic arm to snap a selfie on Mars last week. A few days later, the agency's Ingenuity helicopter finally stretched …
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which is attached to the belly of the Perseverance rover, holds a small relic from the Wright brothers’ first …
Grueling timelines, engineering constraints, a spacecraft under 4 pounds: As head of the Ingenuity project, MiMi Aung knows what it takes to work under pressure.
Tucked under the belly of the Perseverance rover that will be landing on Mars in just a few days is a little helicopter called Ingenuity. Its body is …
When NASA's Mars Perseverance rover touches down on the red planet on Thursday, it will arrive with a lot of precious cargo. Among the brand new …
Further Reading
Read more about NASA's mission to Mars, the Perseverance spacecraft and Ingenuity.