[Ezekiel]

The following article is based on the information above, without knowledge about what actually transpired (so far NASA has only published minimal news of the successful flight), but it has a lot of background:

NASA's Mars helicopter nailed its 10th flight — double what engineers had hoped Ingenuity would do

The "little helicopter that could" has done it again.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, a tissue-box-sized rotorcraft that landed with the Perseverance rover in February, completed its 10th flight over the red planet on Saturday.

Each Ingenuity flight has been more daring than the last. So Saturday's flight was likely the helicopter's riskiest yet: If everything went according to plan, Ingenuity climbed 40 feet in the air, then headed south-by-southwest toward a collection of rock features called "Raised Ridges," before looping back around to a landing zone about 310 feet west of its initial takeoff spot.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-mars-ingenuity-helicopter-10th-flight-2021-7

[Flick Lives]

This Mars helicopter was only intended as a proof of concept. It’s been an amazing success way beyond what was the original goal. Still blows my mind an aircraft can operate in an atmosphere that is only a little bit above the vacuum of space.

[Nateman]

Imagine being the fellow who can honestly claim he goes to work on Mars everyday.

[butlerweave]

When it finally crashes it will also be a First ,LOL

[goldbux]

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