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Ingenuity, the NASA helicopter flying over the Red Planet, ends its mission

At least one rotor broke during the robotic flying machine’s most recent flight last week, NASA officials announced Thursday. Ingenuity remains in contact with its companion, the Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up riverbed for signs of extinct Martian life.

26 January 2024, 03:25 IST

Ingenuity, the NASA helicopter flying over the Red Planet, ends its mission

Ingenuity, the NASA helicopter flying over the Red Planet, ends its mission

Ingenuity, the NASA helicopter flying over the Red Planet, ends its mission

26 January 2024, 03:25 IST

NASA's historic Mars helicopter set to fly in April

NASA has set aside 30 Martian days to unpack and prepare the helicopter for its historic, but modest, first spin

25 March 2021, 10:47 IST

NASA's Mars helicopter prepares for historic flight in April

NASA's Mars helicopter prepares for historic flight in April

NASA's historic Mars helicopter set to fly in April

25 March 2021, 10:47 IST

5 hidden gems NASA's Perseverance delivered to Mars

For decades, the American space agency has been following a tradition of adding weird items to spacecraft and rovers heading to space

19 February 2021, 11:30 IST

Five weird things NASA's Perseverance rover delivered to Mars

Five weird things NASA's Perseverance rover delivered to Mars

5 hidden gems NASA's Perseverance delivered to Mars

19 February 2021, 11:30 IST

Nasa's Atlas 5 blasts off with Mars lander

NASA on Saturday blasted off its latest Mars lander, InSight, designed to perch on the surface and listen for "Marsquakes" ahead of eventual human missions to explore the Red Planet.

05 May 2018, 12:57 IST

Nasa's Atlas 5 blasts off with Mars lander

Nasa's Atlas 5 blasts off with Mars lander

Nasa's Atlas 5 blasts off with Mars lander

05 May 2018, 12:57 IST