Grounded, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Continues To Gather Data

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An enhanced color image of Ingenuity, which was captured by Perseverance on April 16, 2023, the 766th Martian day—or sol—of the rover's mission.

Credit: NASA
Though flights of NASA’s Ingenuity drone helicopter on Mars have come to an end, the first vehicle to take powered flight through the atmosphere of another planet will continue to function as a stationary testbed and gather environmental data of potential benefit to future human explorers. Ingenuity...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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