NASA’s Mars helicopter was grounded in 2024 after surprise success

May Be Interested In:Inside celebrity Valentine’s Day weddings from family feud to called off


NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, snapped by the Perseverance rover

NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

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 unusual space exploration experiments in recent decades.

Having reached the surface of Mars on the Perseverance rover in 2021, the drone flew missions autonomously because the long delay in radio transmissions between Earth and Mars made direct control impossible.…

share Share facebook pinterest whatsapp x print

Similar Content

Venezuela opposition leader says he had fruitful meeting with Biden, in contact with Trump team
Venezuela opposition leader says he had fruitful meeting with Biden, in contact with Trump team
Nissan faces a fight for survival after abandoning its $50 billion Honda merger
Nissan faces a fight for survival after abandoning its $50 billion Honda merger
Labour is no longer the party of the traditional working class
Labour is no longer the party of the traditional working class
Yearlong supply-chain attack targeting security pros steals 390K credentials
Yearlong supply-chain attack targeting security pros steals 390K credentials
Glenn Close names movie which made audiences realise she 'could be sexy'
Glenn Close names movie which made audiences realise she ‘could be sexy’
A cultural stroll through Guadeloupe
A cultural stroll through Guadeloupe
In the Spotlight: The Stories You Need to See | © 2024 | Daily News