What can NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars teach us about flying on other planets? This is what engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently investigated ever since the robotic pioneer ...

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity seen flying during a fight. The Perseverance rover can be seen in the distance during the ...

NASA’s incredible Ingenuity helicopter spent nearly three flying across the surface of Mars, becoming the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth. After ...

The otherworldly helicopter, with its 36 blades, is the size of an SUV—a major upgrade from Ingenuity's four blades. Reading time 2 minutes Almost a year after Ingenuity broke a blade and ended its ...

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 ...

NASA and Aerovironment conducted the first aircraft accident investigation on another planet, examining the crash of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter. The likely cause of the crash was a malfunction in ...

This was the first test to feature significant side-to-side movement, which has helped to validate the drone's autonomous flight software. Plus, NASA has received some of the first color photos from ...

Introducing Skyfall: Potential Future Mission Concept for Next-gen Mars Helicopters and Exploration NASA’s incredible Ingenuity helicopter spent nearly three flying across the surface of Mars, ...