On April 19, 2021, @NASA 's Ingenuity Mars helicopter made history when it completed the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Designed to make just five test flights in 30 days, Ingenuity went on to complete 72 flights in just under 3 years. Sadly, Ingenuity flew for the last time on January 18, 2024. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2311459-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-has-captured-over-2200-photographs-of-mars/ #Ingenuity, #MArs, #NASA, #helicopter, #Martian #space, #science,

🚁 A dream takes flight! Today, the Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. 📺 Join us at 2 p.m. EDT (18:00 UTC) for an analysis of Ingenuity’s first flight & what's to come: https://go.nasa.gov/3ansLBX | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration