Perseverance got us to Mars. With Ingenuity, we soar higher.
The #MarsHelicopter made history today by being the first craft to achieve controlled, powered flight on a planet beyond Earth.
"Ingenuity has performed its first flight — the first flight of a powered aircraft on another planet!"
The data reveals: Our #MarsHelicopter has had a successful first flight: 🚁
🚁 On Mon., April 19, our Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter makes its first attempt at flight. Watch live coverage from @NASAJPL beginning at 6:15am ET (10:15am UTC) as the team receives the first data & finds out if they've made history: https://t.co/JFEsGuAYbr
The little rotorcraft that could.🚁💨
Ingenuity documented its historic ascent today. Here's the #MarsHelicopter's POV during first flight. That's its shadow on the ground below.