The Third Successful Flight of a Small Helicopter to Mars

The Third Successful Flight of a Small Helicopter to Mars

PASADINA, California: NASA's Enginiti helicopter continues to fly successfully over Mars, with the third and most recent flight successfully completed.

According to Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, in the third flight, the Ingenity helicopter reached an altitude of 5 meters (16 feet). It reached the same height on its second flight.

However, in the test flight, which took place between the nights of April 25 and 26, 2021, according to Pakistani time, the Ingenuity covered an additional distance of 50 meters (164 feet), after which it returned to the same place. From where he flew.

During this flight, the engine speed was 2 meters per second (7.2 kilometers per hour) which can be considered as very fast.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory has also released a video of the third test flight of the Ingenetic helicopter on YouTube, which is one minute and 16 seconds long.

This video, taken from the Martian rover's Mast Cam Z, shows the Ingeneti helicopter flying to the right, disappearing from sight of the camera, and returning shortly afterwards.

Meanwhile, the camera mounted on the Ingenuity helicopter has also taken some pictures of the surroundings, some of which the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has also included in its press release.

After further satisfaction with the performance of the Ingenetic helicopter through more test flights in the coming days, its mission will be explored over a wider area of ​​Mars.