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NASA Updates: Ingenuity Helicopter is To Take First Flight From Mars
Amy Walsh (Author) Published Date : Apr 10, 2021 12:22 ISTScience
Ingenuity helicopter set by NASA has placed on Red Planet (Mars) makes its first flight to another planet in a day.
US Space agency said the helicopter has successfully passed the initial test of the Rotors.
Ingenuity, a small robotic helicopter located on Mars on February 18, 2021, launched on July 30, 2020, with the power of 350 watts, is set on Mars.
The landing mass of this helicopter is 1.8Kg (4.0lb), diameter Rotor 102m (4 ft), and the height is 0.49m (1 ft 7 inches).
According to US eastern time, it is set to take off from Mars Jezero Crater on Sunday at 10.54 pm and hovers ten feet (3 meters) above the surface for half - minute, says NASA.
NASA has officially tweeted Ingenuity updates on its page, saying, '2 more days till our Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter attempts the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Watch NASA TV live from @NASAJPL on April 12 at 3:30 am ET (7:30 am UT) as mission teams receive the first data signals from the historic test.'
2️⃣ more days till our Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter attempts the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
— NASA (@NASA) April 9, 2021
Watch NASA TV live from @NASAJPL on April 12 at 3:30am ET (7:30am UT) as mission teams receive the first data signals from the historic test: https://t.co/uOrrDTZJ8J pic.twitter.com/VaZ5DNdhIw
NASA Updates: Ingenuity Helicopter is To Take First Flight From Mars