NASA Helicopter Ends Mars Mission After Three Years

FILE - This Feb. 17, 2021, photo shows a full-scale model of the Ingenuity helicopter displayed for the media at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. FILE - The Mars Ingenuity helicopter photographs its shadow with its black-and-white navigation camera during its second flight, in this image released by NASA on April 22, 2021.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has officially ended its mission after nearly three years, the space agency said Thursday.