NASA's Mars Helicopter Took Flight & Made History This Morning (PHOTOS)

Ingenuity has taken to the skies! 🚁
NASA's Mars Helicopter Took Flight & Made History This Morning (PHOTOS)
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NASA has once again made history on the surface of Mars this year, this time with the help of a tiny helicopter named "Ingenuity."

After numerous flight delays, the helicopter lifted off the surface of Mars and successfully landed back down on the surface, becoming the first powered flight on another planet in human history.

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Ingenuity lifted off the martian surface at 3:34 a.m. EDT and rose to an altitude of 10 ft., where it was able to maintain a stable hover for 30 seconds before safely descending and landing.

With the success of this flight, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) now plans to attempt more flights of higher altitude and greater distance in the future.

The organization will be holding a press conference to present the data from the first flight later this afternoon at 2 p.m. EDT, and it can be watched live on NASA's official Youtube page.   

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