Engineers say they "did not intentionally plan such a stressful flight." NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, the first powered and controlled aircraft to take flight on another planet, survived a "stressful" ...

The Ingenuity helicopter survived its first night on the freezing-cold surface of Mars, a major milestone in the rotorcraft's journey ahead of its historic first flight. Jezero Crater, an ancient lake ...

In 2020, NASA launched the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter as part of its Mars 2020 mission, hitching the small rotorcraft aboard the Perseverance rover. The craft touched down on Mars' Jezero Crater on 18 ...

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity seen flying during a fight. The Perseverance rover can be seen in the distance during the flight in an enhanced color image. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA ...