In April, the Ingenuity helicopter became the first vehicle ever to attempt powered flight on another planet. Theodore Tzanetos tells New Scientist of the exhilaration he felt leading the team 2021InReview
OF ALL the craft that visited the Red Planet this year, perhaps the biggest leap forward was the Ingenuity helicopter. It was shuttled to Mars in NASA’s Perseverance rover and, making it the first vehicle ever to attempt powered flight on another planet.
Theodore Tzanetos at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, the leader of the Ingenuity team, toldWhat was that first flight like for you? I have to say, seeing the shadow of the craft as it took off for the first time was pretty breathtaking, even for someone not involved in the mission.
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