NASA under the Mars Exploration Program in July 2020 perseverance He sent his rover called the Red Planet to the Red Planet. Perseverance also took a mini-helicopter called Ingenuity with it when it headed to the neighboring planet. Ingenuity would be a new milestone for space exploration because, if successful, it would make history as the first vehicle to fly on an alien planet.

Ingenuity, which landed on Mars in February 2021, successfully flew on April 19, 2021, after months of preparation. The original goal was to fly Ingenuity on Mars for 30 days. After that, the goal was for the Mars helicopter to make 58 flights. However, Ingenuity has exceeded this target in the past 3 years He managed to take off 72 times.

Thanks to Ingenuity, we know we can build vehicles that can fly on alien planets.

According to NASA’s latest statement, Ingenuity, the first vehicle to fly on an alien planet, has reached the end of its mission. Although Ingenuity managed to successfully land vertically on its final flight, NASA’s Bill Nelson announced that the spacecraft had ended its mission and Ingenuity had been disabled. Ingenuity is officially retired.

With a propeller span of just 1.2 meters and a height of 48 centimeters, Ingenuity is truly a historic achievement in space exploration. Because thanks to him That we can build flying vehicles on alien planetsWe know that we can study the planets in the solar system not only with probes or satellites, but also with airplanes.

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