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I pilot NASA's first and only Mars helicopter. My job can be like a video game, but not the kind with a joystick.
Håvard Grip wasn't super into Mars or space as a kid, but now he flies the first interplanetary hel…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Ingenuity has done it again: NASA's Mars helicopter landed in a new spot it had never seen before
Ingenuity had never seen this new airfield before, but it landed safely anyway. The helicopter has …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA Has Plans To Fly A Helicopter On Mars
Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are hoping to pave a clearer path for future rovers …
Jessica Orwig
4 mins read
NASA's Mars helicopter has made its first appearance on the red planet. It's set to fly within weeks.
The Ingenuity helicopter could pioneer a new way to explore space. In the future, drones may do rec…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Watch NASA attempt to fly the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars for the first time
NASA's Mars helicopter is set to make spaceflight history. But "there's a lot of things that could …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The first-ever space helicopter is approaching Mars in the belly of NASA's rover. It could change how we explore other planets.
The Ingenuity drone was a last-minute addition to NASA's Perseverance rover. Now it's set to fly - …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A mid-air error led NASA's Mars helicopter to tilt wildly back and forth in its latest flight - but it landed safely
Ingenuity lost just one navigation photo, but that made it tilt back and forth in the air on the wa…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aria Be…
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The Ingenuity Mars helicopter's blades are spinning ahead of its first flight - making the NASA team 'nervous and excited'
"I'm feeling a lot of emotions": NASA's Ingenuity engineers are getting antsy for their helicopter'…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA is giving its Ingenuity helicopter a surprise second mission on Mars
Ingenuity's flights have gone so well that NASA has completely changed its plans. The helicopter ge…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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For the first time, you can hear the sound of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars
Ingenuity has surprised NASA scientists with its first four flights. Now, as it begins a new missio…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Mars helicopter took flight for the first time, opening the door for a new generation of space drones
The Perseverance rover carried Ingenuity to Mars in its belly, and now the space drone has flown. I…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA engineers expected their Mars helicopter to crash after 5 liftoffs. It just landed its 15th flight.
Engineers weren't sure if NASA's Ingenuity helicopter would even lift off on Mars. But the drone ha…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA delays Mars helicopter flight after a crucial rotor-blade-spinning test ended abruptly
Ingenuity was supposed to spin its blades at full speed on Friday, but a "watchdog" timer that iden…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The first flight of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars is delayed at least a week because its software needs a tweak
NASA says it will set a new flight date next week. Ingenuity engineers are working on a minor softw…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Mars helicopter shattered previous records in its fourth aerial adventure
The Ingenuity helicopter is starting to scout uncharted Martian terrain in a surprise second missio…
Aria Bendix,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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NASA set to deploy its mini helicopter Ingenuity on Mars
In a first, the Perseverance rover on Mars is set to deploy a mini-helicopter named Ingenuity that …
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NASA's Mars helicopter just snapped its first color photo of the red planet. It's expected to fly on Monday.
After NASA's Ingenuity helicopter separated from the Perseverance rover on Mars, it took a photo. O…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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NASA's Perseverance rover is preparing to drop a helicopter from its belly and watch it fly on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is set to lift off from the Martian surface in April. It will be a "Wri…