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After its first groundbreaking flight on the surface of Mars, NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is about to take off for the second time.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Completes Much Longer Flight, Does Tricks

By Victor Tangermann

In the process of lifting off from the Martian surface, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter kicked up a real storm, as a new video shows.

New Vid Shows NASA’s Mars Helicopter Kicking Up Dust During Flight

By Victor Tangermann

According to Bob Balaram, Ingenuity's chief engineer at JPL, NASA's Mars helicopter has managed to shake off some dust that accumulated on its solar panels.

NASA Says Mars Helicopter Is Now Healthier Than It Was Before Flight

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity became the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on the surface of another planet earlier this morning.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Achieves Flight on Red Planet

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab have concluded that the Ingenuity Mars helicopter needs to have its flight control software reinstalled.

NASA Says Oops, Mars Helicopter Needs Software Update to Fly

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has officially survived its first night alone after being deployed by the agency's Perseverance rover.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Survives First Night On Its Own

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is getting ready to gently lower the agency's Ingenuity helicopter onto the Martian surface below it.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Just Unfurled Its Legs

By Victor Tangermann

After touching down in the Jezero Crater on February 18, NASA's Mars rover is getting ready for its big journey — and dropping off a special delivery.

NASA May Have Picked a Place to Fly the Mars Helicopter

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just powered up its Ingenuity Mars helicopter for the first time — not on the Martian surface, but in the middle of interplanetary space.

NASA Just Powered Up Its Mars Helicopter

By Victor Tangermann

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Could Revolutionize Off-Planet Exploration

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Could Revolutionize Off-Planet Exploration

By Victor Tangermann

At exactly 7:50 am EDT this morning, NASA successfully launched its Perseverance rover mission to Mars from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NASA Blasts Off Most Sophisticated Mars Mission in Human History

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is about to embark on its latest Mars mission, sending its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on its long journey to the Red Planet atop an Atlas V rocket.

Here’s How to Watch NASA Launch a Mars Mission This Week

By Victor Tangermann

This year, NASA wants to take a giant leap from scanning Mars' geographical features using surface-bound rovers to launching a small helicopter.

Here’s NASA’s Ingenious Way of Testing Its Mars Helicopter

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are suggesting we could explore the surface of Mars using a fleet of "nanocardboard" aircraft.

Researchers Want to Explore Mars Using “Nanocardboard” Aircraft

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is planning to send its tiny Mars Helicopter to the surface of Mars next summer. And the Helicopter just passed a couple of important milestones.

NASA Is Testing Its Tiny Mars Helicopter for July 2020 Launch

By Victor Tangermann

After two days of testing, NASA is confident its four-pound Mars Helicopter is ready to begin its journey to the Red Planet.

Mini Helicopter Destined for Mars Aces Flight Tests

By Kristin Houser