Aerial Scouting News Today

autoevolution 28 May 2021, 9:24 UTC · by After completing its one-way trip to another base on Mars, NASAs Ingenuity little helicopter was ready for its newly-appointed aerial scouting job. However, on its sixth flight, things didnt go as smoothly as they did for the rotorcrafts previous flights. 1 photo Ingenuity made history on April 19th by demonstrating that controlled flight in the very thin atmosphere of the Red Planet is possible. After that, the helicopter successfully completed f...

URL copied Image Source : PTI After flying over the Red Planet, NASAs Ingenuity Helicopter is now set to begin a new demonstration phase Having proven that powered, controlled flight is possible on the Red Planet, the Ingenuity experiment will soon embark on a new operations demonstration phase, exploring how aerial scouting and other functions could benefit future exploration of Mars and other worlds. This new phase will begin after the helicopter completes i...