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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Powered Up for the First Time in Interplanetary Space – SciTechDaily
Headed to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover, the pioneering helicopter is powered up for the first time in interplanetary space as part of a systems check. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter received a checkout and recharge of its power system on Frida…
The cruise phase began after the spacecraft separated from the rocket, soon after launch. The spacecraft departs Earth at a speed of about 24,600 mph (about 39,600 kph). The trip to Mars will take about seven months and about 300 million miles (480 million kilometers). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Headed to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover, the pioneering helicopter is powered up for the first time in interplanetary space as part of a systems check.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recei…
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