Fourth Flight Completed After False Start The Day Before
MiMi Aung, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Project Manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a happy camper. After software issues prevented a fourth flight attempt on Thursday, Friday's efforts went considerably better. Aung notes that, "Ingenuity successfully completed its fourth flight today, and we couldn’t be happier. The helicopter took off at 1049 EDT, climbing to an altitude of 16 feet before flying south approximately 436 feet and then back, for an 872-foot round trip. In total, we were in the air for 117 seconds. That’s another set of records for the helicopter, even compared to the spectacular third flight..."