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Why NASA Made a Helicopter for Mars
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Published on May 31, 2021 - Duration: 09:28s
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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