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March 17, 2022

Mars Helicopter Completes Flight 21, Future Operations Outlined

Ingenuity Will Begin Ranging Further, Higher, and More Dangerous In Assessment of Martian River Remains

Ingenuity's mission has been extended through the coming months, guaranteeing its operations through September of 2022. The little helicopter has survived the harsh Martian seasons and continued its brief flights in a display of endurance that has vastly outperformed expectations held by the NASA engineers in charge of the project. Since landing alongside the Perseverance Rover in the summer of 2020, the flyweight helicopter has completed 21 flights in all, 7 times its originally planned mission as a tech demonstration program.

With The Majority of Preparation Complete, The Path Forward is Clear for Imaging by Year-End 2022

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully completed the alignment of its multifaceted mirror system, completing a key stage of its preparations for use in the coming months. The Webb team announced completion of the fine phasing stage of preparation for the imaging systems, ensuring that no measurable contamination or blockage to the telescope's optical path have accumulated throughout its brief journey thus far. The team can now rest easy, assured that the complex system will deliver on its duties once the majority of its systems come fully online.