WALL – The miniature helicopter Ingenuity (Maharet), sent to Mars by the American Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), made its expected flight. The helicopter successfully took off and landed on Mars. Thus, for the first time in history, a powered aircraft made a controlled flight on another planet.
TAKEN 40 SECONDS, RISE 3 METERS
It was announced that the flight took 40 seconds. It is believed that the helicopter could rise 3 meters from the ground as planned.
GREAT ENJOYMENT IN NASA
When the NASA team received the news that the helicopter flight was successful, they were delighted.
WEIGHT 1.8 KG
The helicopter, which weighed about 1.8 kilograms, was transported by the Perseverance spacecraft that landed at Jezero Crater on Mars on February 18. Of helicopter Its flight, scheduled for April 11, was delayed due to a software error. NASA made the statement “It may not be successful, we will try again” for today’s flight.
It was planned that the helicopter would rise three meters from the ground in the first flight attempt and land after staying in the air for 30 seconds, making the subsequent flights more complicated. Because the primary purpose of flight is to show that the technology in question can work on another planet. (EXTERNAL NEWS)
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