"NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Completes Final Flight on Mars, Mission Concludes"
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter has completed its final flight on Mars after sustaining rotor blade damage during its 72nd flight. Originally designed for five test flights over 30 days, Ingenuity far exceeded expectations, flying over 14 times farther and for over three years. Despite enduring tough terrain, dust storms, and a winter on Mars, the helicopter's historic journey has come to an end. NASA plans to wind down its operations and download the last data and imagery from its memory, marking the conclusion of its groundbreaking mission as the first aircraft to conduct a powered, controlled flight on another planet.
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