Ingenuity, the helicopter that flew over Mars

Five years ago, on April 19, 2021, a helicopter called Ingenuity took off from the surface. In case you are wondering why ...
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Remember Ingenuity? NASA’s proposed Skyfall mission takes it further in stunning video

NASA’s incredible Ingenuity helicopter spent nearly three flying across the surface of Mars, becoming the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth. After ...
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Jaw-Dropping Video Shows NASA’s Plan to Deliver a Helicopter Swarm to Mars Without Landing

It’s been more than a year since the Ingenuity helicopter broke one of its blades, ending its experimental stint on Mars. On the heels of this wildly successful NASA mission, a defense contractor has ...
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NASA Wants To Drop Helicopter Drones On Mars To Scout For Manned Landing Sites

In 2021, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab successfully launched the first powered flight on another planet with the Ingenuity drone helicopter, co-developed with AeroVironment, Inc. Now, the two are ...
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AV Reveals Skyfall: Future Concept Next-Gen Mars Helicopters for Exploration and Human Landing Preparation

ARLINGTON, Va., July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain autonomous systems, revealed Skyfall—a potential future mission concept ...
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Skyfall Is the World's First-Ever Drone Carrier Designed to Work On Alien Worlds

It's been more than four years now since the United States became the first nation in the world to achieve powered flight on another planet. Responsible for that is a little helicopter-style drone ...