NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.
EDWARDS AFB — Upside-down can be right side up. That’s what NASA researchers determined for tests of an efficient wing concept that could be part of the agency’s answer to making future aircraft ...
In April 2022, though, the aircraft set an extraplanetary ... In a similar vein, NASA’s otherworldly crash investigation could help future engineers develop the technology the space agency ...
are being used to design more advanced Martian aircraft. “Ingenuity has given us the confidence and data to envision the future of flight at Mars,” Tzanetos said. NASA is already exploring ...
Ingenuity completed 72 flights before its final mission in January 2024 Navigation issues caused damage to rotor blades on the last flight NASA explores new Mars aircraft inspired by Ingenuity's ...