See where NASA Mars helicopter flew during its 10.5 mile (16.7 km) Jezero Crater trek. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Avengers: ...

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, is now the first drone to fly on a parade float — in the form of a flower-covered replica.

When NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took flight on Mars in April 2021, it marked a historic moment in space exploration. This small, solar-powered rotorcraft became the first aircraft to achieve ...

Almost one year ago, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter performed its final flight on Mars. The drone was designed only as a technology demonstration, but its incredible success has made aerial ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working under the incoming Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump ...

Boise State physics professor Brian Jackson worked with NASA to get access to Ingenuity flight data. He used it to analyze ...

One plan to return Perseverance's samples to Earth called for a lander to touch down near the rover, use a sophisticated robotic arm (or perhaps robotic drones like NASA's Ingenuity Mars ...

NASA will investigate two new approaches ... If the rover couldn't make the drive, drones similar to the recently deceased Ingenuity helicopter would pick them up and fly them to a lander.

Credit: La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, is now the first drone to fly on a ...