In February 2021, NASA hopes to land on Mars an ambitious dual-rotor helicopter that will explore the planet’s surface and take low-altitude imagery for transmission back to Earth. In this NASA video, we see how the Ingenuity helicopter undocks from the belly of the Perseverance rover that will carry it to the Martian surface. To make the orbital window, the mission must launch before mid-August.
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Key Takeaways:
- NASA plans to land the Ingenuity dual-rotor helicopter on Mars in February 2021.
- The Ingenuity helicopter will undock from the Perseverance rover to explore the Martian surface and capture low-altitude imagery.
- The mission has a critical launch window, requiring it to launch before mid-August to reach Mars.
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