Fraser Cain on Nostr: Today, NASA announced the end of the Ingenuity helicopter mission on Mars. After its ...
Today, NASA announced the end of the Ingenuity helicopter mission on Mars. After its most recent flight, it damaged at least its rotor blades and can no longer take to the air. It was originally only supposed to complete five flights within 30 days, but went on to fly more than 72 flights, going 14 times farther than its original goals and spending more than two hours in the air. It showed that future missions to Mars should always bring along a helicopter.
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/after-three-years-on-mars-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-mission-ends/ 
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