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Mars helicopter makes 4th flight, gets extra month of flying

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NASA's little Mars helicopter has gotten a reprieve. Instead of wrapping up flight tests at the beginning of May, NASA is giving its Ingenuity helicopter at least an extra month to tackle tough new terrain and serve as a scout for its companion rover, Perseverance.

Instead of wrapping up flight tests at the beginning of May, NASA is giving its Ingenuity helicopter at least an extra month to tackle tough new terrain and serve as a scout for its companion rover, Perseverance.

Ingenuity made its fourth flight Friday afternoon, travelling 872 feet at a height of 16 feet for two minutes - considerably farther and longer than before. An attempt Thursday had failed because of a known software error. The helicopter team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, expects to chalk up a sixth and seven flight in May. The previous limit had been five. If all goes well, the helicopter mission could go even longer.

Now Perseverance will take priority, scoping out the rocks around the Feb. 18 landing site. Ingenuity hitched a ride to Mars on the rover's belly. Managers expect the rover to collect its first sample in July for return to Earth in a decade.

 

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For 85 million it should recharge and last for years He’ll you by one on earth for a few hundred add communication gear for remote solar charger and still stay under a million and have it last for years

It found the free extra month in the bonus stage!!

One day maybe we'll land a human on another planet for real.

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