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SHOW TRANSCRIPT It marked the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet.  The 4-pound mini helicopter had some of the wing fabric from the Wright brothers Wright Flyer, which made similar history at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.  Ingenuity was only off the ground for about 39 seconds, but scientists still consider it a huge success.

UCF researchers prepares for mission similar to NASAs first controlled flight on Mars Jordan Bowen reports TAMPA, Fla. - History was made Monday as NASA launched the first-ever controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. The helicopter drone Ingenuity took its first flight on Mars, serving as a major breakthrough for future missions. For UCF Professor Mike Kinzel it was a major moment. He was watching very closely because he and his team are planning a similar mission to fly an aircraft...

MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer NASA’s experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday, achieving the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet. The triumph was hailed as a Wright brothers moment. The mini 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) copter even carried a bit of wing fabric from the Wright Flyer that made similar history at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. It was a brief hop — just 39 seconds and 10 feet (3 meters) — but a...

Murder case against ex-cop in Floyds death goes to the jury MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury Monday in a city on edge against another round of unrest like the one that erupted last year over the harrowing video of Chauvin with his knee on the Black mans neck. The jury of six white people and six people who are Black or multiracial began deliberating after nearly a full day of closing arguments in which pro...

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT by The Associated Press Last Updated Apr 20, 2021 at 12:14 am EDT Out of sight but centre stage, jurors weigh Chauvin’s fate MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death moved into the spotlight Tuesday, still out of sight but now in control of verdicts awaited by a skittish city. The jury of six white people and six people who are Black or mul...

Nasa’s helicopter feat marks great Ingenuity 20 Apr 2021 NASAs Ingenuity helicopter has made history with its test flight on the Red Planet. Adventures in space give both, those taking part in them and those following them a frisson of thrill unmatched perhaps in any other field. In both cases, it shoots up the adrenalin and trigger waves of delight that keep overwhelming the senses. The excitement could be equal to, or perhaps more than, the one experienced when Ne...

Cape Canaveral, Florida NASA’s experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday, achieving the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet. The triumph was hailed as a Wright brothers moment. The mini 4-pound copter even carried a bit of wing fabric from the Wright Flyer that made similar history at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. It was a brief hop – just 39 seconds and 10 feet – but accomplished all the major milestone...

The fallout of replacing Hastings — DuBose to run for Congress — Late night tales from the Capitol — DeSantis signs anti-riot bill — Nikki Haleys sojourn in Miami Presented by Floridians for Affordable Rx Hello and welcome to Tuesday. It’s 4/20 – and apparently a proposed bill that would cap THC in medical marijuana is dead. The daily rundown — Between Sunday and Monday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 4,237 (nearly 0.2 percent), to 2,173,138; active hospital...

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The tears came quickly Monday for Tracy Punsel as she watched the morning news. While the Cambridge woman slept, Ingenuity, the helicopter on Mars that holds a computer chip developed in part by her late brother, lifted off from the Martian surface. - Advertisement - The 39-second flight by NASAs experimental helicopter marked the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet. Hailed as a Wright Brothers moment, the 4-pound aircraft carried a bit of wing fabric from the Wright Flyer tha...