According to NASA’s Prison Propulsion Laboratory based in California, the Ingenuity Helicopter flew longer this time.
Ingenuity Helicopter (Twitter)
On Thursday, the US Space Agency NASA flew its small Mars helicopter to Mars for the second time. This time this helicopter flew for a higher altitude and longer time than the first flight. The helicopter weighing 1.8 kg is named ‘Ingenuity’. According to NASA’s Prison Propulsion Laboratory, based in California, the Ingenuity helicopter flew a long time this time. The helicopter lifted up to 16 feet height and also flew up to seven feet on the side.
This flight of Ingenuity was up to 52 seconds, which is 13 seconds more than the previous one. NASA achieved this success when Ingenuity created history by flying for the first time on another planet a few days ago. On Thursday, the flight controller had to wait for about four hours before flying it. On Monday, it flew 10 feet high and sent a black and white picture of its shadow seen on the surface of Mars to the earth. The place where Ingenuity has taken off is now being known as Wright Brothers Field.
Helicopter reached Mars through Perception Rover
The biggest obstacle to NASA’s Ingenuity flying to the surface on Mars is the planet’s atmosphere, which is extremely light. NASA plans to have three more test flights in the coming one and a half weeks. It has been decided that each time it will be flown to higher altitude than the previous one. Ingenuity helicopter reached the surface of Mars through Perseverance Rover. The rover photographed it from a distance of 64 meters while the helicopter took off.
Percussion rover will search for ancient life on Mars
Percussion Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter reached the surface of Mars in mid-February. The rover made a landing near the ancient river delta of Mars after a flight of six and a half months. NASA has reported that once the test flight of the Ingenuity helicopter is completed, the pararesidence will begin its journey to search for life in the delta. Earlier, Rover prepared pure oxygen through the carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere of Mars. NASA reported that five grams of oxygen were prepared, enough to breathe for 10 minutes.
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