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Tiny NASA Mars helicopter no longer able to fly due to damage, mission is officially over
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NASA's Mars helicopter named Ingenuity can no longer fly due to rotor blade damage. The $85 million mission is officially over. Ingenuity logged 72 flights over three years, accumulating more than two hours of flight time and traveling 11 miles. It served as a scout for NASA's Perseverance rover and proved powered flight was possible in the Martian atmosphere. Images from its last flight showed damaged rotor blades, rendering them unusable. The helicopter lost communication with the rover while still 3 feet off the ground. The reason for the loss of communication is under investigation. NASA plans to include two mini helicopters in a future Mars mission.
#Nasa #Mars #Ingenuity #PerseveranceRover #SpaceExploration
https://thenationaldesk.com/news/from-the-desk/tiny-nasa-mars-helicopter-no-longer-able-to-fly-due-to-damage-mission-is-officially-over-ingenuity-chopper-perseverance-rover-rotor-blades-damage-space-exploration
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NASA's Mars helicopter named Ingenuity can no longer fly due to rotor blade damage. The $85 million mission is officially over. Ingenuity logged 72 flights over three years, accumulating more than two hours of flight time and traveling 11 miles. It served as a scout for NASA's Perseverance rover and proved powered flight was possible in the Martian atmosphere. Images from its last flight showed damaged rotor blades, rendering them unusable. The helicopter lost communication with the rover while still 3 feet off the ground. The reason for the loss of communication is under investigation. NASA plans to include two mini helicopters in a future Mars mission.
#Nasa #Mars #Ingenuity #PerseveranceRover #SpaceExploration
https://thenationaldesk.com/news/from-the-desk/tiny-nasa-mars-helicopter-no-longer-able-to-fly-due-to-damage-mission-is-officially-over-ingenuity-chopper-perseverance-rover-rotor-blades-damage-space-exploration