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Mike Wehner
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NASA's Mars helicopter has now logged multiple flights on the Red Planet, claiming a number of "firsts" along the way. The aircraft is officially the first manmade vehicle to perform a powered flight on another planet. It's a huge accomplishment for NASA and, to a larger extent, humanity, but we hadn't yet seen Mars from the perspective of the helicopter itself. Now, in a new post on NASA's website, the space agency shares what the Ingenuity helicopter sees as it looks down on Mars from above, and it's pretty awesome.
The image was captured by Ingenuity during its second successful test flight. That flight, which saw the aircraft reach a higher altitude than during its first attempt, was the first in which the helicopter actually traveled to a new location. The flight distance was a mere seven feet, but that's still a big step when testing the first-ever powered aircraft on Mars.
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NASA’s Mars helicopter took a photo, and it’s a beauty originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 26 Apr 2021 at 23:30:08 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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