NASA's Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars' surface ahead of flight
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It is expected to make its first flight attempt no earlier than April 11, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory tweeted
(Subscribe to Science For All, our weekly newsletter, where we aim to take the jargon out of science and put the fun in. .) NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight, the U.S. space agency said. The ultra-light aircraft had been fixed to the belly of the Perseverance rover, which touched down on the Red Planet on February 18.More Related News

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