
So a helicopter flew on Mars for the first time. A space physicist explains why that’s such a big deal - News
Guest Author • Apr 21, 2021 •
Gail Iles, RMIT University Yesterday at 9pm Australian Eastern standard time, the Ingenuity helicopter — which landed on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February — took off from the Martian surface. More importantly, it hovered for about 30 seconds, three metres above the surface and came right back down again. It may not sound like a huge … Read More