{"id":267178,"date":"2024-12-20T17:50:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T17:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/nasas-mars-helicopter-was-grounded-in-2024-after-surprise-success\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:58","slug":"nasas-mars-helicopter-was-grounded-in-2024-after-surprise-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/nasas-mars-helicopter-was-grounded-in-2024-after-surprise-success\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Mars helicopter was grounded in 2024 after surprise success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Mars\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20132239\/SEI_229326524.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2457206\" data-caption=\"NASA\u2019s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, snapped by the Perseverance rover\" data-credit=\"NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU\/MSSS\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">NASA\u2019s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, snapped by the Perseverance rover<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU\/MSSS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>A little helicopter finally met its end this year. NASA\u2019s Ingenuity drone made its 72nd and final flight on Mars in January, damaging one of its rotors on landing, concluding one of the most unusual space exploration experiments in recent decades.<\/p>\n<p>Having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2268537-nasas-perseverance-rover-has-landed-safely-on-the-surface-of-mars\/\">reached the surface of Mars on the Perseverance rover in 2021<\/a>, the drone flew missions autonomously because the long delay in radio transmissions between Earth and Mars made direct control impossible.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2452820-nasas-mars-helicopter-was-grounded-in-2024-after-surprise-success\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=home\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NASA\u2019s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, snapped by the Perseverance rover NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU\/MSSS A little helicopter finally met its end this year. 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