Mars Helicopter Repositions For Rover Reconnaissance Role

Guy Norris Irene Klotz May 12, 2021
NASA Ingenuity solar helicopter
Ingenuity dwindled into the distance on its first one-way flight from the rover.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA’s Mars helicopter completed the first point-to-point powered flight on another planet on May 7, marking another milestone for the program, which in just 18 days has transitioned from a proof-of-concept technology demonstration into an extended 30-day operational test-and-evaluation mission for...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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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