The Perseverance of Ingenuity

Man-Made “Ingenuity” Helicopter Slices Mars’ Atmosphere for the First Time

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Yesterday morning, on an expanse of red, barren soil, a small metallic creature with an invisible, intangible brain spun its blades for the very first time: NASA celebrated its first powered, controlled flight of an autonomous device on another planet: Mars.