Continued Ingenuity: Mars Helicopter Flights Extended 30 Days

摘要

Last issue's in-depth article, "Ingenuity Takes Off on Mars," covered the full mission of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter - from its early history through its history-making first flight. Incredibly, the little rotorcraft has continued successfully completing flight after flight, now extending beyond the original five-flight manifest. As this article was being prepared, Ingenuity had completed its seventh flight, landing in a new airfield that previously had only been seen from space. NASA's Ingenuity team, based at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, was pleased with the seventh flight to Ingenuity's new base of operations, which appeared to be flat with few "surface obstructions."