NASA successfully flew its mini helicopter Ingenuity on Mars, the first powered flight on another planet, which the space agency likened to "our Wright brothers moment." — AFP/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Library of Congress
NASA successfully flew its mini helicopter Ingenuity on Mars early Monday, the first powered flight on another planet and a feat the agency likened to "our Wright brothers moment."
The four pound (1.8kg) rotorcraft lifted off at 3:34 am Eastern Time (0734 GMT), rose to a height of 10 feet (three meters), swivelled its tissue-box sized body, swayed in a gentle Martian breeze and then touched down after 39.1 seconds.
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