The off-world chopper flew to its highest altitude and speed on its 49th mission on the Red Planet.
The off-world helicopter has flown for almost two years, massively exceeding its original mission parameters.
On its latest flight, Sunday, April 2, Ingenuity flew to its highest altitude yet and faster than on any of its previous missions. The latest flightIngenuity flew to a maximum altitude of 52.5 feet on its latest mission, reaching a top speed of 14.5 mph , according to NASA's. Before the Sunday mission, the fastest Ingenuity had flown 13.4 mph , and its highest altitude was 46 feet .
Ingenuity reached Mars aboard NASA's Perseverance rover in February 2021. On April 19 that same year, Ingenuity performed theNASA designed Ingenuity to show that controlled flight was possible on Mars and to demonstrate that future missions could use drone-like aircraft to explore the Solar System. NASA originally intended the small 4-pound chopper to fly five times.
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