NASA helicopter's Mars mission ends

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 27, 2024 12:05 am

WASHINGTON: NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which made history by achieving the first powered flight on another world, has officially ended its nearly three-year mission after sustaining rotor damage during its last outing, the space agency said on Thursday.

The tissue-box-sized aircraft, which hitched a ride to the Red Planet under the belly of the Perseverance rover, first lifted off the surface on April 19, 2021.

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