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The space agency is still trying to figure out what may have caused Ingenuity's mission-ending damage, leading to the proposed spin test.

The Marscopter will not fly again, and a marsupial that lives fast and dies young. The Marscopter will not fly again, and a marsupial that lives fast and dies young.

The first aircraft to fly on another world, Ingenuity broke during a final, fatal flight. The first aircraft to fly on another world, Ingenuity broke during a final, fatal flight.

Flying on Mars presents a major challenge. The Martian surface air density is only about one percent of Earth's, making it difficult for craft to produce the lift necessary to fly. Yet NASA's experimental Ingenuity helicopter was designed to create lift with its rotors under such unique conditions. Using a four-foot wingspan, the robot has now flown over 50 times — though the space agency only expected it to last for five flights. NASA's car-sized Perseverance rover recently cap...

NASAs Ingenuity Mars helicopter has been awarded Laureate for its