NASA Science Live: Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies its Final Flight [Episode 52]

In April 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first spacecraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another world. With over 70 successful flights and more than 128 minutes of flying time, Ingenuity far surpassed its originally planned technology demonstration of up to five flights. On the helicopter’s last flight, the rotor blades were damaged and the mission came to a close. Join experts on NASA Science Live Wednesday, January 31 at 1:00pm ET as they discuss these historic flights and what they could mean for extraterrestrial aerial exploration of the future. Have questions? Submit them by using #askNASA for a chance to have them answered live during the show.___Raquel Villanueva, NASA Communications; Teddy Tzanetos, NASA’s Ingenuity Project Manager; and Dr. Lori Glaze, NASA’s Planetary Science Division Director.