Mars Helicopter Completes 50th Flight

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter—the first rotorcraft to fly on another planet—will be repositioned for a new campaign following completion of its 50th sortie. During that flight, which took place on April 13, Ingenuity traveled more than 1,057 ft. in 145.7 sec. and reached a new altitude record of...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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