Second Flight of Mars Helicopter Ingenuity, Flying Higher & Horizontally

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made a second successful Mars flight on April 22. This time it went higher and slightly moved horizontally. The flight lasted for 51.9 seconds. The helicopter climbed 16 feet (5 meters) which is higher 6 feet (2 meters) higher than the first flight. It also made different turns to point its camera in various directions before it made a horizontal movement by tilting itself 5 degrees to accelerate 7 feet (2 meters) sideways. NASA keeps on gaining its first practical experience of operating a rotorcraft remotely at Mars. The data it gathers will be valuable for potential future Mars missions using next-generation helicopters for more aerial dimension explorations. Credit: NASA/JPL Source: ​ #MarsHelicopter​​ #Mars​​ #Perseverance