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Ingenuity, nicknamed Ginny, is an autonomous NASA helicopter that operated on Mars from 2021 to 2024 as part of the Mars 2020 mission. Ingenuity made its first flight on 19 April 2021, demonstrating that flight is possible in the extremely thin atmosphere of Mars, and becoming the first aircraft to conduct a powered and controlled extra-terrestrial flight.
So engineers at JPL equipped Ingenuity with a computerized system that allows it to stabilize itself and navigate on its own. [19] The first flight tests of the Mars Helicopter took place within the JPL space simulator in early 2019. [21] [22] [23] The total cost of the helicopter is around $23 million, and it weighs less than 1.8 kg.
Solar conjunction, when Mars is behind the Sun, interrupts communications between NASA and Ingenuity. During the pause, Ingenuity was programmed to take color photos to study the movement of sand, which can be a threat to rovers. [104] December 2, 2023 at 20:14 (Sol 990) 135.9 12 m (39 ft) 399.06 m (1,309.3 ft) [10] 5.30 m/s (11.9 mph)
So far, the Mars helicopter Ingenuity is the only aircraft [2] [3] ever to fly on Mars, completing 72 successful flights covering 17.242 km (10.714 mi) in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 48 seconds of flight time. [4] Ingenuity operated on Mars for 1042 sols (1071 total days; 1 year, 341 days), until it was retired following rotor blade damage. [5] [6]
The rover also carried the mini-helicopter Ingenuity to Mars, an experimental technology testbed that made the first powered aircraft flight on another planet on April 19, 2021. [9] On January 18, 2024 (UTC), it made its 72nd and final flight, suffering damage on landing to its rotor blades, possibly all four, causing NASA to retire it. [10] [11]
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April 19, 2021 – First flight of Ingenuity; April 20, 2021 – Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE) generated 5.37 g (0.189 oz) of oxygen gas from carbon dioxide on its first test on Mars. June 1, 2021 – Perseverance begins its first science campaign. June 8, 2021 – Seventh flight of Ingenuity. June 21, 2021 – Eighth flight of Ingenuity ...