The tiny helicopter Nasa built to survive 30 days on Mars ended up flying for nearly three years
Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter/Image: Nasa Ingenuity became the first aircraft ever to fly on another planet Engineers expected only five flights, but the helicopter kept rewriting
Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter/Image: Nasa Ingenuity became the first aircraft ever to fly on another planet Engineers expected only five flights, but the helicopter kept rewriting the record Flying on Mars required engineering unlike anything used on Earth A damaged rotor blade brought one of Mars' greatest engineering missions to an end Ingenuity changed how scientists will explore other planets
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