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.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mars HelicopterGinny
- Family Name
- Ingenuity
- Full Name
- Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
- Reusability
- unknown
- Slug
- ingenuity-mars-helicopter
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- 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 Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/16/2026, 10:58:22 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/16/2026, 10:58:22 PM