Mars Helicopter Nears April 11 Flight Test

Ingenuity
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
CAPE CANAVERAL—NASA’s 4-lb. Ingenuity helicopter has reached its test airfield on Mars in preparation for the first attempt at powered flight beyond Earth. Hailed as a “Wright Brothers” moment, the first of up to five flight tests is targeted for no earlier than April 11, with data expected back to...

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