Ingenuity ultimately operated for nearly three years and performed 72 flights over that span. On its final flight, the helicopter climbed to 40 feet (12 meters) above the Martian surface, but after 32 seconds, the chopper was back on the ground and communications had stopped.

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Engineers now say they understand the most likely cause of the Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars earlier this year.

The distinctive V-22 Osprey tiltrotor has been banned from flying with immediate effect after a 'near crash' in New Mexico, the US military has confirmed

NASA has made history by conducting the first-ever aircraft accident investigation on another planet. The focus of the investigation was the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which experienced a hard landing during its 72nd flight on January 18,

Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's final flight on Jan. 18, 2024, which will be published in the next few weeks as a NASA technical report.

NASA’s Ingenuity was the first ever flying vehicle operated on another planet. It truly was a marvel, and every flight outperformed the hope of its designers – but on January 18, 2024, the little helicopter that could had an accident that brought an end to its career.