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NASA unveils details of Mars helicopter Ingenuity, containing piece of Wright brothers’ first plane
NASA has provided a preview of how it hopes the helicopter named Ingenuity will deploy from the rover resting on the surface of Mars and fly in the planet’s thin atmosphere.
Key points:
- NASA hopes the aircraft will have the first powered, controlled flight on another planet
- Like other space missions, the Ingenuity carries a small piece of the Wright brothers’ aircraft
- NASA plans to launch the first flight next month
The helicopter hitched a ride to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover, arriving last month.
“We’re here today to celebrate a great engineering achievement that required hard work, perseverance and above all ingenuity. The Perseverance rover carries with it the most advanced suite of science instruments we’ve ever sent…
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