The Ingenuity Mars helicopter was never supposed to last this long. NASA engineers built and tested the first self-powered aircraft to fly on another planet to answer a simple question: Could the ...

NASA has announced that it recently lost contact with the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars for a week. Communications with the helicopter have now been restored, and it will continue exploring Mars’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA has performed a rigorous technical analysis of the Ingenuity helicopter’s final flight on Mars. The experimental rotorcraft ...

The tiny helicopter Ingenuity is continuing to explore Mars, gearing up for its 47th flight. That’s a pretty stunning achievement, considering it was originally designed to perform just five flights ...

NASA is retiring Ingenuity, its mini Mars helicopter, a week after it was damaged during its 72nd flight. The spindly overachiever made history as the first aircraft to complete a powered, controlled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goodnight, sweet prince. On January 25, however, NASA confirmed its rotocopter damaged at least one blade while completing a ...

After more than two years on the red planet, the Mars helicopter Ingenuity has broken two new records, NASA said. The helicopter on Sunday flew 14.5 miles per hour, beating its previous record of 13.4 ...

The planned five-flight mission is now at 21 flights and counting. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ingenuity's flying days have ...