[Mars] Ingenuity helicopter down after 72 flights.
https://www.space.com/nasa-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-mission-ends
[quote] [c=#000000]NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown its last flight after suffering rotor damage
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By Mike Wall
published 3 days ago
'The historic journey of Ingenuity, the first aircraft on another planet, has come to end.'
NASA's pioneering helicopter Ingenuity has made its final Mars flight.
Ingenuity — the first-ever robot to ply the skies of an alien world — suffered rotor-blade damage during its most recent hop and "is no longer capable of flight," NASA announced today (Jan. 25).
"The historic journey of Ingenuity, the first aircraft on another planet, has come to an end," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in an agency statement.
"That remarkable helicopter flew higher and farther than we ever imagined and helped NASA do what we do best — make the impossible, possible," Nelson added. "Through missions like Ingenuity, NASA is paving the way for future flight in our solar system and smarter, safer human exploration to Mars and beyond."
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This image, which shows the shadow of a damaged rotor on NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, was taken after its 72nd and final flight on Jan. 18, 2024 on the Red Planet. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Ingenuity landed alongside NASA's Perseverance rover on the floor of Mars' Jezero Crater in February 2021.
The 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) chopper was tasked with demonstrating that powered flight is indeed possible on Mars despite the planet's thin atmosphere — it promptly did so during a five-flight campaign that spring.
NASA then granted Ingenuity an extended mission, which saw the rotorcraft serve as a scout for the life-hunting, sample-collecting Perseverance. Ingenuity conducted a whopping 67 flights during this new campaign, far exceeding the expectations of the mission's scientists and engineers.[/c] [/quote]
[media=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EIYYiuhKIHg]
Must mention this helicopter wasn't expected to fly more than 5 missions.
[quote] [c=#000000]NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown its last flight after suffering rotor damage
News
By Mike Wall
published 3 days ago
'The historic journey of Ingenuity, the first aircraft on another planet, has come to end.'
NASA's pioneering helicopter Ingenuity has made its final Mars flight.
Ingenuity — the first-ever robot to ply the skies of an alien world — suffered rotor-blade damage during its most recent hop and "is no longer capable of flight," NASA announced today (Jan. 25).
"The historic journey of Ingenuity, the first aircraft on another planet, has come to an end," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in an agency statement.
"That remarkable helicopter flew higher and farther than we ever imagined and helped NASA do what we do best — make the impossible, possible," Nelson added. "Through missions like Ingenuity, NASA is paving the way for future flight in our solar system and smarter, safer human exploration to Mars and beyond."
This image, which shows the shadow of a damaged rotor on NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, was taken after its 72nd and final flight on Jan. 18, 2024 on the Red Planet. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Ingenuity landed alongside NASA's Perseverance rover on the floor of Mars' Jezero Crater in February 2021.
The 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) chopper was tasked with demonstrating that powered flight is indeed possible on Mars despite the planet's thin atmosphere — it promptly did so during a five-flight campaign that spring.
NASA then granted Ingenuity an extended mission, which saw the rotorcraft serve as a scout for the life-hunting, sample-collecting Perseverance. Ingenuity conducted a whopping 67 flights during this new campaign, far exceeding the expectations of the mission's scientists and engineers.[/c] [/quote]
[media=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EIYYiuhKIHg]
Must mention this helicopter wasn't expected to fly more than 5 missions.
61-69, M
