Mars, NASA and Ingenuity

Lessons learned from Ingenuity Mars helicopter will play into designs for follow-on craft
Engineers now say they understand the most likely cause of the Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars earlier this year.
The First Helicopter Crash on Mars: NASA Pinpoints What Went Wrong During Ingenuity’s Final Flight
Ingenuity ultimately operated for nearly three years and performed 72 flights over that span. On its final flight, the helicopter climbed to 40 feet (12 meters) above the Martian surface, but after 32 seconds, the chopper was back on the ground and communications had stopped.
NASA explains why Mars helicopter Ingenuity crashed on its 72nd flight
Ingenuity, a four-pound drone ... an engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said at a news conference during the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in D.C. Time, chance and the quirks of Mars eventually caught up with the helicopter.
NASA learns how the Ingenuity helicopter ended up crashing on Mars
The Ingenuity helicopter flew on Mars for an incredible 72 flights. Now, NASA has shared findings of why the mission came to an end.
NASA Conducts First Off-World Crash Investigation
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, right, stands near the apex of a sand ripple in an image taken by Perseverance on Feb. 24, 2024, about
After crashing on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years
Ingenuity may never fly above the surface of Mars again, but the downed helicopter is otherwise healthy and could serve as a weather station for decades, JPL says.
NASA Conducts First Aircraft Accident Investigation On Another Planet — What To Know
NASA's small, autonomous Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed 72 flights after first taking to the skies above the Red Planet, ultimately resting in Jezero Crater.
NASA’s Ingenuity Reveals Surreal ‘Wreckage’ on Mars – Is Space Junk Already an Issue?
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, designed initially for only five flights, has surpassed expectations by completing 72 successful missions on Mars. One of its recent discoveries, however, was not expected: wreckage scattered across the Martian surface.
What went wrong? NASA conducts first aircraft accident probe on another planet
Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's final flight on Jan. 18, 2024, which will be published in the next few weeks as a NASA technical report.
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NASA Conducts First Otherworldly Aircraft Accident Investigation
Space agency fills the role of the FAA and NTSB, whose jurisdiction is limited to U.S. airspace, by investigating a ...
NASA is finishing its first off-world accident report
NASA is about to publish the world’s first off-world aircraft accident investigation. Aside from making history, the report ...
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First Ever Aircraft Accident Investigation On Another Planet Carried Out By NASA
N ASA’s Ingenuity was the first ever flying vehicle operated on another planet. It truly was a marvel, and every flight outperformed the hope of its designers – but on January 18, 2024, the little ...