NASA has completed the first controlled flight on another planet following the lift-off of its Mars helicopter-drone, Ingenuity.
This is extremely fast - about two -thirds the speed of sound - to give the robot lift in the thin Martian atmosphere.Scientists hope to use drone-like craft to explore hard to reach places such as tunnels and caves, where it's believed life may have once lurked.Images released Sunday showed the craft on the planet's surface after successfully completing a high-speed "spin-up" test.
Ingenuity's first flight was delayed after a potential issue emerged during a high-speed test of the 4lb helicopter's rotors.
On Lanzarote.😄
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