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NASA successfully flies helicopters on Mars – Timlo.net

Timlo.net—Flying into space and landing on another planet is an accomplishment. But NASA achieved something new. Not only successfully landed on Mars, the United States (US) space agency also successfully flew helicopters on the planet. With this success, it became the first human-controlled flight on another planet.

NASA uses Ingenuity helicopters that travel to Mars from rover the Perseverance. The rover itself landed on the planet in February 2021. The helicopter was successfully airborne for some time before landing again. Even though it was brief, it was joyful.

“We can now say that humans have flown helicopters on other planets,” said the Ingenuity Project Manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MiMi Aung. Ubergizmo, Monday (19/4).

What is the significance of that helicopter flight? Apart from being the first, the flight opened the door to a future where researchers and technicians could explore the planet by other methods.

It also opens the door to the possibility of humans arriving on Mars to explore other parts of the planet that cannot be done with rover.

Editor: Ranu Ario

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