NASA's little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight

 

January 26, 2024



CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's little Mars helicopter has flown its last flight.

The space agency announced Thursday that the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) chopper named Ingenuity can no longer fly because of rotor blade damage. While it remains upright and in contact with flight controllers, its $85 million mission is officially over, officials said.

Originally intended as a short-term tech demo, Ingenuity logged 72 flights over three years at Mars. It accumulated more than two hours of flight time, traveling 11 miles (18 kilometers). That's more than 14 times farther than planned, according to...



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