Mars Helicopter flight delayed to no earlier than April 14 Photo: NASA and last updated 2021-04-11 14:01:49-04 NASA LANGLEY - It's a historic flight that will be out of this planet, literally. After some six years of research, simulations and tests NASA will soon conduct the first flight for the Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars. "Oh it's exciting, it's very exciting," said Susan Gorton, NASA Project Manager for the Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Project. Based on data from the Ingenuity Mars helicopter that arrived late Friday night, NASA has chosen to reschedule the Ingenuity Mars Helicopterâs first experimental flight to no earlier than April 14.