April 9th, 2021, 5:15PM / BY Michael Persaud
The Perseverance captured this image of itself and the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter days before its maiden flight. (NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ ASU/ MSSS/ Seán Doran)
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Now that the Mars 2020 mission has successfully begun its exploration of the Red Planet and the
Perseverance rover has settled into its new home, NASA aims to take things to new heights literally. Percy, a nickname for the rover that has since stuck, did not make the interplanetary journey alone, as she carried with her a tiny companion with a game-changing dream: a four pound autonomous helicopter that goes by the name