How to watch NASA mission control live as the Ingenuity helicopter attempts to fly on Mars mmcfalljohnsen@insider.com (Morgan McFall-Johnsen) NASA is preparing to fly its Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, for the first time. If it flies successfully, it may change how we explore planets - and beam back unprecedented video. Watch NASA's livestream from mission control below. NASA is about to fly its Mars helicopter for the first time - a feat that could revolutionize spaceflight. The helicopter, called Ingenuity, traveled nearly 300 million miles to the red planet tucked inside the belly of the Perseverance rover. Now it's sitting in an airfield in Mars' Jezero Crater, where it's set to take the first controlled powered flight ever conducted on another planet.