Spacecraft
Ingenuity
Mars Helicopter
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Ingenuity was an autonomous helicopter that operated on Mars from 2021 to 2024 as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission. It made its first flight on April 19, 2021, becoming the first aircraft to conduct powered, controlled flight on another planet, and completed 72 flights before being permanently grounded by rotor blade damage on January 18, 2024. It was designed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in collaboration with AeroVironment, NASA's Ames Research Center, and Langley Research Center, with components supplied by Lockheed Martin Space and Qualcomm.
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Ingenuity made its first flight on 19 April 2021, demonstrating that flight is possible in the extremely thin atmosphere of Mars.
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Ingenuity, nicknamed Ginny, is an autonomous helicopter that operated on Mars from 2021 to 2024 as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission.
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