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NASA’s Helicopter Totally Flipped Out During Its Sixth Flight on Mars – Gizmodo Australia

Ingenuity experienced an “in-flight anomaly” during its sixth flight on the Red Planet, causing it to fly erratically. The helicopter managed to land safely, but…

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Ingenuity experienced an in-flight anomaly during its sixth flight on the Red Planet, causing it to fly erratically. The helicopter managed to land safely, but the incident served as an unexpected stress test of the system.
The sixth test of Ingenuity on May 22, 2021, was supposed to push the helicopter to its limits, but mission planners got far more than they bargained for. For this stint, Ingenuity was to ascend 33 feet (10 meters) and then fly in a southwesterly direction for 492 feet (150 meters),…

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