"NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Takes Flight, Donated to Smithsonian"

NASA has donated the aerial prototype for its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. The prototype, which was the first to demonstrate that an aircraft could fly in the atmosphere of another planet, played a pivotal role in the development of the Mars Helicopter. While the Ingenuity helicopter continues to set records on Mars, the prototype will undergo conservation and treatment before being displayed in the museum.