"NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Surpasses Expectations with Record-Breaking 70th Mars Flight"
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NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has remarkably completed its 70th flight on Mars, surpassing its original five-flight plan. During its latest trip, it covered 260 meters in 132 seconds, contributing to over 17 kilometers flown since its arrival with the Perseverance rover in February 2021. Ingenuity has been a pioneering technology demonstration, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet and assisting in the rover's mission to find signs of past life on Mars. Its success heralds a new era for aerial exploration on Mars and potentially other celestial bodies.
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