"Unveiling the Revolutionary Legacy of NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity"

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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars has not only achieved groundbreaking feats in powered flight on another planet but has also revolutionized space exploration by using commercial, off-the-shelf parts. Its success has shattered the paradigm of exploration and introduced a new dimension of aerial mobility, paving the way for future missions to explore and settle the Solar System. The possibilities for exploring previously inaccessible terrains on Mars, such as the canyons of Valles Marineris, are now endless.
- It turns out NASA's Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew Ars Technica
- Before its demise, NASA's Mars helicopter captured a glorious aerial view Mashable
- Mars Perseverance rover loses its trusty scout CNN
- First aircraft to fly on Mars dies — but leaves a legacy of science Nature.com
- Goodbye Ingenuity, Humanity's First Flying Vehicle On Another Planet IFLScience
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