NASA has shared details about the first flight of Ingenuity, a Mars helicopter which will soon make history.
As I type and you read, Perseverance is searching the Red Planet for signs of ancient life, slowly completing its mission of collecting samples and rock and regolith for a possible return to Earth.
Aboard the rover is a small chopper known as Ingenuity, attached to its belly and weighing around 1.8kg. Soon, the rotorcraft will attempt its maiden flight on Mars, marking our first ever controlled fight on another planet.
