The tiny helicopter Nasa built to survive 30 days on Mars ended up flying for nearly three years
- Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter/Image: NasaFlying a helicopter on Earth is a remarkable engineering achievement.
- Flying one on Mars, where the atmosphere is less than 1% as dense as Earth's, was once considered nearly impossible.
- Yet on 19 April 2021, Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet, proving that aerial exploration beyond Earth was possible.
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- Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter/Image: NasaFlying a helicopter on Earth is a remarkable engineering achievement.
- Flying one on Mars, where the atmosphere is less than 1% as dense as Earth's, was once considered nearly impossible.
- Yet on 19 April 2021, Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet, proving that aerial exploration beyond Earth was possible.
Sources: Times of India