NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Successfully Takes History-Making Flight on Mars
NASA has achieved another first thanks to the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. On April 19, it became the first aircraft in history to make a controlled flight on another planet after a nearly 40-second trip above Mars' surface. The helicopter, which is solar-powered, achieved what was once thought impossible and had its own Wright brothers moment. In fact, NASA has even named the Martian airfield where the flight took place after these icons of aviation.