The small rotorcraft made history, hovering above Jezero Crater, demonstrating that powered, controlled flight on another planet is possible.
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NASA Moves Forward With Campaign to Return Mars Samples to Earth
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During this next phase, the program will mature critical technologies and make critical design decisions as well as assess...
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NASA Marks 25 Years Since Pathfinder Touched Down on Mars
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The newly deployed Sojourner rover – the first of its kind on the Red Planet – sits on the...
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NASA Begins Testing Robotics to Bring First Samples Back From Mars
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Engineers are developing the crucial hardware needed for a series of daring space missions that will be carried out...
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Flight 52 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 52 Expected Flight date: 04/26/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 1191.522 feet (363.176 meters) Flight time: 138.88 seconds...
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NASA to Host Briefing to Preview First Mars Helicopter Flights
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Members of the projects will lay out the steps necessary before the helicopter attempts its historic test flights. Read...
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NASA Invites Public to Take Flight With Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
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The helicopter is scheduled to lift off close to the end of the day on April 11. Read More
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight
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The craft’s April 25 flight was conducted at speeds and distances beyond what had ever been previously demonstrated, even...
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Flight 53 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 53 Expected Flight date: 07/22/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 666.34 feet (203.1 meters) Flight time: 136.82 seconds Flight...
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