Ingenuity served as a trailblazer for future Mars exploration by demonstrating powered flight in Mars' thin atmosphere.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity performed 72 flights and logged over two hours of total flight time before ending its mission.
The helicopter will continue to serve as a stationary testbed for collecting valuable data for up to 20 years.
NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has come to an end after making history with its groundbreaking flights on the Red Planet. The helicopter, which was designed as a technology demonstration to perform up to five experimental test flights over 30 days, surpassed expectations by performing 72 flights and logging more than two hours of total flight time.
The last image of Ingenuity was captured on February 24, the 1,072nd Martian day or sol of the mission. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its Remote Microscopic Imager (RMI) camera to take zoomed-in images of the scene and locate a large portion of one of Ingenuity's rotor blades lying on the dune-like surface, about 49 feet (14.94 m) to the west of the helicopter.
Ingenuity served as a trailblazer for future Mars exploration by demonstrating powered flight in Mars' thin atmosphere and providing assistance to Perseverance rover. The insights gained from Ingenuity's flights will shape the design of future Mars-specific aircraft, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet.
Although Ingenuity has ended its active mission, it will continue to serve as a stationary testbed for collecting valuable data for up to 20 years. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers bid farewell to active missions on April 16 and expressed gratitude for the helicopter's groundbreaking achievements.
Scientists have located the broken rotor blade of the Mars helicopter Ingenuity on the dune-like surface of Mars, about 49 feet (14.94 m) to the west of the small aircraft.
Ingenuity performed 72 flights before a rotor mishap left it stranded in Jezero Crater location.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Remote Microscopic Imager (RMI) camera to capture zoomed-in images of the scene on February 24, the 1,072nd Martian day or sol of the mission.
Ingenuity exceeded expectations with 72 flights, covering over two hours of flight time
Ingenuity provided assistance to Perseverance rover
Insights gained from Ingenuity’s flights will shape the design of future Mars-specific aircraft
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Ingenuity demonstrated the possibility of powered flight on another planet
NASA extended Ingenuity’s role due to its success in supporting Perseverance’s exploration activities
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, the helicopter embodies innovation and perseverance, continually exceeding expectations with each flight.
