In a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter performs the first controlled flight by an aircraft on a planet beyond Earth https://reut.rs/3stIxRX | Reuters

78K views · 2.8K reactions | A Chinese research team has developed an air-ground dual-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) weighing only 300 grams, equivalent to the weight of an apple, showing promising potential in future #Mars exploration. The UAV can take off at any time, traverse obstacles, and boasts superb endurance, according to the research team from the School of Astronautics of Harbin Institute of Technology. #ChinaTech | China News 中国新闻网 | Facebook

20 reactions | Drawing from AeroVironment’s Legacy – Learn how past influential programs helped engineers design and develop components of the #MarsHelicopter, Ingenuity. https://bit.ly/3jMowmW | AV | Facebook