On Monday of this week, the Ingenuity helicopter--which landed on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February--took off from the Martian surface. More importantly, it hovered for about 30 seconds, 3 meters above the surface and came right back down again. It may not sound like a huge feat, but it is. Ingenuity's flight is […]
A Helicopter Flew on Mars for the First Time. A Space Physicist Explains Why That's Such a Big Deal
Singularity Hub - 23 Apr 2021 18:00
On Monday of this week, the Ingenuity helicopter--which landed on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February--took off from the Martian surface. More importantly, it hovered for about 30 seconds, 3 meters above the surface and came right back down again. It may not sound like a huge feat, but it is. Ingenuity's flight is […]
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