NASA's Mars helicopter went further, faster in fourth flight, and we're not done yet
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May 01 2021 at 4:11 PM GMT
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- Another day, another successful flight test for NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter.
- In fact, the mission has been so successful that it's going to be extended.
- For Ingenuity's fourth flight test, out of an originally planned five, the four-pound remote-controlled aircraft traveled almost 900 feet at 8 miles per hour, a trip that took just shy of two minutes to complete.
- Like the previous test, it flew at a height of 16.5 feet.
- The distance and speed are roughly double where we were when Ingenuity's third flight test unfolded on April 25.
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- Published May 1, 2021 4:11 PM GMT