19 April 2021
Success for NASA as Ingenuity makes the first ever powered, controlled flight on Mars
... Earth’s, getting airborne on the Red Planet is no easy task. Ingenuity’s blades have to spin at a staggering 2500 rpm in order to...success was hailed as a Wright Brothers moment, and indeed Ingenuity carries a bit of wing fabric from the 1903 Wright ...
22 March 2021
The first look at Ingenuity on Mars
.... This marvel of engineering is the first aircraft humanity has sent to another planet to attempt powered, controlled flight. If Ingenuity succeeds in its mission, the experimental flight test data could enable other advanced robotic flying vehicles...
07 April 2021
Ingenuity survives first cold martian night on its own
...to the belly of NASA’s Perseverance rover on 3 April is a major milestone for the 1.8 kilogram rotorcraft. In the days to come, Ingenuity will be the first aircraft to attempt powered, controlled flight on another planet. “This is the first time that...
26 April 2021
Ingenuity makes its third flight on Mars
... Perseverance Mars rover, which is parked at “Van Zyl Overlook” and serving as a communications base station, captured video of Ingenuity. In the days ahead, segments of that video will be sent back to Earth showing most of the helicopter’s 80-second...
06 September 2021
China develops prototype for its own Mars helicopter
... so far. Despite the engineering difficulties encountered by the Ingenuity team throughout its mission, having a drone on Mars ...rover has clearly paid off. Recently, photos taken by Ingenuity during its last flight showed that a region dubbed South ...
09 August 2021
Problem for Perseverance's first Mars sampling attempt
...Trosper. “One thing I’ve found is, it’s not unusual to have complications during complex, first-time activities.” Meanwhile, Ingenuity, Percy’s companion in the skies, has recently captured stunning new aerial views in 3D of low-lying wrinkles in the...
