There Is Lift On Mars
Daily Mirror|April 20, 2021
NASA helicopter’s historic 40-second flight
Christopher Bucktin
There Is Lift On Mars

A NASA helicopter hovers over the surface of Mars as it becomes the first craft to complete a powered flight on another planet.

The 4lb Ingenuity rotorcraft flew up to 10ft into the air for just under 40 seconds before landing.

However, the results were not known for three hours as it took the data so long to travel the 173 million miles from the Red Planet back to mission control.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said: “Perseverance got us to Mars. With Ingenuity, we soar higher.

This story is from the April 20, 2021 edition of Daily Mirror.

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