NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter 37th Flight
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter appears to have removed the foreign object stuck to one of its legs, as it successfully completes the 37th powered flight. It managed to fly for 55.2-seconds and covered a distance of 203-feet, all the while drawing power from four Sony VTC-4 solar-rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.



To date, it has covered a total of 24,867 feet and flew for nearly 62 minutes during its 37 flights. NASA’s Mars sample-return mission is set to have Perseverance delivering the samples to a lander, which will then blast off on a rocket into Mars orbit. At that time, a European Space Agency spacecraft will intercept the payload and transport them back to Earth some time early next year. Ingenuity will hitch a ride on the lander in case Perseverance isn’t able to deliver the samples for any reason.

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