The Ingenuity Mars helicopter was never supposed to last this long. NASA engineers built and tested the first self-powered aircraft to fly on another planet to answer a simple question: Could the ...

NASA has announced that it recently lost contact with the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars for a week. Communications with the helicopter have now been restored, and it will continue exploring Mars’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA has performed a rigorous technical analysis of the Ingenuity helicopter’s final flight on Mars. The experimental rotorcraft ...

The tiny helicopter Ingenuity is continuing to explore Mars, gearing up for its 47th flight. That’s a pretty stunning achievement, considering it was originally designed to perform just five flights ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goodnight, sweet prince. On January 25, however, NASA confirmed its rotocopter damaged at least one blade while completing a ...

NASA is retiring Ingenuity, its mini Mars helicopter, a week after it was damaged during its 72nd flight. The spindly overachiever made history as the first aircraft to complete a powered, controlled ...

NASA has declared the end of its Ingenuity Mars helicopter mission. Originally scheduled to last a month with five flights, it lasted for three years with 72 flights before being grounded by damaged ...

The first flight of Ingenuity, seen here by the Perseverance rover April 7, has been delayed at least three days because of a problem during a final pre-flight test. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...