Ingenuity Helicopter
The Mars Sample Return Mission Will Take Two Helicopters to the Red Planet to Help Retrieve Samples
NASA’s upcoming Mars Sample Return mission plan just received a glow-up: it will now carry a pair of twin helicopters,…
Ingenuity has Lost its Sense of Direction, but It’ll Keep on Flying
Things are getting challenging for the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. The latest news from Håvard Grip, its chief pilot, is…
Martian Dust is Starting to Darken Ingenuity’s Solar Panels
Like every solar-panel-powered vehicle on Mars, maintaining electrical power always becomes an issue at some point in the mission. Last…
Ingenuity is now Scouting Ahead of Perseverance, Helping it Navigate Difficult Terrain
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is providing scientists a look at what is on the road ahead for the Perseverance rover.…
Amazing! Ingenuity Helicopter Flies to the Perseverance Backshell and Parachute to See Them Close Up
You may recall we reported earlier this month that the Perseverance rover finally spotted its parachute and backshell off in…
What a Feat! Ingenuity Photographed From Space
It seems like only months ago that the Perseverance Rover landed in Jezero Crater on Mars. But in fact, it's…
How Time Flies: Perseverance and Ingenuity Have Been on Mars for a Year
What a year it’s been -- Earth year, that is! The dramatic touchdown on Mars for the Perseverance rover and…
Glowing Helicopters on Mars
If the Ingenuity helicopter would fly at night on Mars, its very possible the whirring rotors would create enough static…
Bad Weather Postpones Ingenuity’s 19th Flight on Mars
The first flight of 2022 for the Ingenuity Helicopter has been delayed due to a regional dust storm on Mars.…
With 17 Flights Completed, Ingenuity has Spent 30 Minutes Aloft on Mars
December 17 is an historic day for flying machines, so it wouldn’t be surprising if we hear the Ingenuity Mars…