Why flying NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars is so hard
Ingenuity is almost ready to fly. Image: mashable composite / Ian moore / NASA / JPL-CALTECH 2021-04-08 10:00:00 UTC On Earth, humans put more than a century of work into the art of flying. On Mars, weâre just getting started. NASAâs four-pound helicopter, Ingenuity, touched down on the the surface of Mars on April 3 and will begin test flights in early April. It will be the first time humans have flown anything on another planet. In a nod to the Wright brothers' first flight, itâs carrying a tiny piece of the plane that flew at Kitty Hawk. If all goes well, Ingenuity coul...
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