NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flies successfully on Mars AP FILE - This Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 file photo shows a full-scale model of the Ingenuity helicopter displayed for the media at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) helicopter, named Ingenuity, will attempt to rise 10 feet (3 meters) into the extremely thin Martian air on its first hop. Five increasingly higher and longer flights are planned over the course of a month. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) By: The Associated Press & Scripps National Posted at 7:00 AM, Apr 19, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-19 10:13:25-04 NASA confirmed Monday that its experimental helicopter, Ingenuity, flew successfully on Mars for the first time.