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Why NASA Made a Helicopter for Mars

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Why NASA Made a Helicopter for Mars

Why NASA Made a Helicopter for Mars

It's not easy designing a new helicopter, especially if that new helicopter has to survive a ride on a rocket into space.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is the first machine aerial vehicle to fly on a planet outside Earth.

Ingenuity was designed specifically to fly on Mars.

So, why did NASA decide to design a helicopter specifically for Mars?


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