Learning from Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars

Why did NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Crash on Mars? Experts Have the Answer
"When running an accident investigation from 100 million miles away, you don't have any black boxes!" NASA's Håvard Grip said.
NASA video shows its next Martian helicopter soaring over Mars
After over 70 flights, the Ingenuity helicopter — the first craft to ever make a powered, controlled flight on another planet — crashed in the Martian dunes in January 2024. But its unexpected achievement (engineers hoped it might make five flights) has prompted the conceptual design and planning for what the agency calls its "Mars Chopper."
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 explains why Mars helicopter Ingenuity crashed on its 72nd flight
The first aircraft to achieve a powered, controlled flight on another planet, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, crashed on Mars 11 months ago when its navigation system became befuddled by a bland, featureless stretch of terrain and slammed so hard into the Martian surface that the tips of its rotor blades snapped.
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.
NASA explains why Ingenuity helicopter crashed on Mars
NASA 's Ingenuity helicopter, which had successfully completed 72 flights on Mars, crashed due to a software glitch. The incident took place during its final flight on January 18, 2024, when the helicopter lost stabilization mid-maneuver and descended uncontrollably,
The First Helicopter Crash on Mars: NASA Pinpoints What Went Wrong During Ingenuity’s Final Flight
It’s been nearly a year since the record-breaking Ingenuity helicopter broke a blade, ending the airborne ventures of the first powered, controlled aircraft to take flight on another planet. Now, NASA engineers are investigating the rotorcraft’s final flight,
Learning from the Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars
Engineers now say they understand the most likely cause of the Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars earlier this year.

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‘Black Beauty’ was found on Earth in 2011. Now, scientists say it has revealed a new clue to life on Mars
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Mars girls volleyball coach Tami Caraway has already gone back and watched the film from several of her team’s matches this ...
Mars Seeks at Least $1 Billion of High-Grade Private Debt
Mars Inc. is seeking to raise at least $1 billion through the sale of private debt ahead of its acquisition of foodmaker ...
Life On Mars: Here's why Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Go Ah-sung's Korean drama is a must watch
The mystery drama deals with Detective Han Tae Joo, who gets assigned as the team leader of a serial murder investigation.
Carbon dioxide rivers? Ancient Mars liquid may not all have been water
Scientists are rethinking a long-held belief that the liquid responsible for shaping Mars' surface must have been water.
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Cosmic rays may complicate the quest to find life on Mars
On Mars, some of the most likely places to look for traces of ancient life may also be the least likely to preserve those ...
Mars rover drivers face a steep and slippery slog out of a crater
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Water on ancient Mars may have created hot springs suitable for life, scientists say
A mineral grain from a meteorite preserved evidence that water was present on Mars 4.45 billion years ago, and it may have ...