SMRTR TechDec 12, 2024Engadget

NASA is investigating the Ingenuity helicopter's final flight on Mars

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NASA engineers are investigating Ingenuity's final crash on Mars, marking the first aircraft accident probe on another planet. The helicopter exceeded expectations with 72 flights over three years, but its vision system failed to navigate properly in Jezero Crater, leading to a hard landing that broke its rotor blades and ended its mission.

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