On its 69th flight to the Red Planet, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter traveled the longest distance since the start of operations on Mars.
As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 2013. social networksH.
“The Mars helicopter completed its 69th flight, the longest distance ever (covering 705 meters in 135 seconds),” JPL said. said.
The helicopter will not attempt flight 70 before December 22.
According to the Rotorcraft logbook, the previous record was 704 meters from April 8, 2022.
Ingenuity covered 702 meters on its 68th flight.
As Ukrinform reported, the Ingenuity helicopter was delivered to the Red Planet along with NASA’s Perseverance rover on February 18, 2021. Ingenuity made its first flight on April 19. The $85 million helicopter became the first aircraft launched to another planet.