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NASA's historic Mars helicopter Ingenuity grounded for good after 72 flights

Time:2024-05-22 05:28:50 source:Earth Examination news portal

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman, for Reuters

(FILES) This NASA photo obtained July 25, 2021 shows NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter (R) captured by Mars Perseverance rover using its Left Mastcam-Z Camera, composed of a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast, on June 15, 2021. NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has made its final flight after sustaining damage to "one or more" of its rotor blades, the US space agency said on January 25, 2024. The mini-aircraft made history by achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet on April 19, 2021, and the last of its 72 flights took place on January 18, a statement said. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

This NASA photo obtained 25 July 2021 shows NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter (R) captured by Mars Perseverance rover using its Left Mastcam-Z Camera, composed of a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast, on 15 June 2021. Photo: AFP / NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/HANDOUT

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