NASA’s Mars helicopter was grounded in 2024 after surprise success
Dec 20, 2024 · A little helicopter finally met its end this year. NASA’s Ingenuity drone made its 72nd and final flight on Mars in January, damaging one of its rotors on landing, concluding one of the most ...
After accident on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on …
Dec 11, 2024 · Ingenuity may never fly above the surface of Mars again, but the downed helicopter is otherwise healthy and could serve as a weather station for decades, JPL says. ... And if you have a news tip ...
NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another …
Dec 11, 2024 · More About Ingenuity; News Media Contacts; NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, right, stands near the apex of a sand ripple in an image taken by Perseverance on Feb. 24, 2024, about five weeks after the rotorcraft’s final flight. Part of one of Ingenuity’s rotor blades lies on the surface about 49 feet (15 meters) west of helicopter (at ...
JPL completes investigation of Ingenuity’s final flight
Dec 12, 2024 · Leaders of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter project at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory briefed the results of what they have dubbed the “first aircraft accident investigation on another world” at ...
After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission …
Jan 25, 2024 · NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than
Mars Helicopter Updates - NASA Science
Overview: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed 72 flights since first taking to the skies above the Red Planet, ending its mission on Jan. 25, 2024. Look at the archived mission updates written by the Mars Helicopter team.
NASA Ingenuity helicopter mission on Mars ends after three years - CNN
Jan 26, 2024 · The Ingenuity Mars helicopter, the first aircraft to operate and fly on another planet, has come to an end after sustaining damage to one or more of its rotor blades.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown its last flight after ...
Jan 25, 2024 · Ingenuity, the first robot ever to fly on Mars, suffered rotor-blade damage during its most recent hop and can no longer fly, NASA announced today (Jan. 25).
Ingenuity: Damage puts end to ground-breaking Mars helicopter mission - BBC
Jan 25, 2024 · Nasa's Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which made history by achieving the first powered flight on another world, has suffered mission-ending damage.
NASA's Ingenuity mission on Mars comes to an end : NPR
Jan 26, 2024 · NASA is retiring Ingenuity, its mini Mars helicopter, a week after it was damaged during its 72nd flight. The spindly overachiever made history as the first aircraft to complete a powered ...