Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
NASA's solar-powered Ingenuity technology-demonstration helicopter became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another world. It completed 72 flights in Jezero Crater before rotor damage ended flight operations in January 2024.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mars HelicopterGinny
- Family Name
- Ingenuity
- Full Name
- Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
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- Description
- NASA's solar-powered Ingenuity technology-demonstration helicopter became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another world. It completed 72 flights in Jezero Crater before rotor damage ended flight operations in January 2024.
- First Flight Year
- 2,021
- Last Flight Year
- 2,024
- Operator
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- Reusability
- unknown
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- Creation Time
- July 16, 2026 at 22:58:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:51:58 UTC
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