Updated: 18 Apr 2021, 17:35
NASA s Mars helicopter
Ingenuity
is primed to make its first flight on the Red Planet tomorrow after passing a crucial test.
The ultra-lightweight robot will attempt to take off into the Martian sky during the first controlled flight on another planet.
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NASA s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter pictured after passing a crucial flight testCredit: AFP
The planned flight will come following a delay of more than a week due to a possible technical issue.
Images released this afternoon, showed the craft on the planet s surface after successfully completing a high-speed spin-up test.
It was captured by the Mastcam-Z instrument on Perseverance on the floor of a vast Martian basin called Jezero Crater.
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NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its first rapid spin test at full speed, marking an important milestone on the path to flight around the red planet.
The feat also coincides with the 154th anniversary of the birth of Wilbur Wright, one of the iconic brothers who invented and flew the first powered aircraft.
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Hurdles Before Test Spin
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter underwent through a number of engineering challenges before taking its first spin, causing a delay in the original plan to fly on Apr. 11.
According to Engadget s Apr. 10 report, the high-speed spin test done a day before had to be stopped prematurely after watchdog timer expiration.