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NASA Invites to Watch Maiden Flight Mars Helicopter Online

NASA Invites to Watch Maiden Flight Mars Helicopter Online

A live stream confirming Ingenuity’s first flight is targeted to begin around 3:30 a.m. EDT Monday, April 12th, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website live stream on multiple agency social media platforms, including the JPL YouTube and Facebook channels.

Ingenuity arrived at Mars’ Jezero Crater on February 18th, attached to NASA’s Perseverance rover’s belly. The helicopter is a technology demonstration with a planned test flight duration of up to 31 days (30 Mars days, or sols). The rover will provide support during flight operations, taking images, collecting environmental data, and hosting the base station that enables the helicopter to communicate with mission controllers on Earth.

for events will be updated as needed, and the latest schedule will be available on the helicopter’s Watch Online webpage:

https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/#Watch-Online

NASA Invites to Watch Maiden Flight Mars Helicopter Online

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