NASA's Ingenuity: From Mars Crash to Potential Weather Station
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NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which crashed during its 72nd flight, may continue to serve as a weather station on Mars for up to 20 years, despite being unable to fly again. The helicopter's avionics and sensors remain functional, allowing it to record telemetry and images. However, communication with Earth may soon be lost as the Perseverance rover, which relays data, moves further away. Ingenuity's mission was a success, having far exceeded its initial flight goals, and NASA is already conceptualizing a new, larger Mars helicopter for future missions.
- After crashing on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years Space.com
- NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- NASA explains why Mars helicopter Ingenuity crashed on its 72nd flight The Washington Post
- Lessons learned from Ingenuity Mars helicopter will play into designs for follow-on craft CBS News
- NASA believes it understands why Ingenuity crashed on Mars Ars Technica
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