Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter, operating on the surface of Mars, is aiming for new records for its next flight. Also Read | How Perseverance rover took historic selfie on Mars? #MarsHelicopter’s 9th flight, expected no earlier than #FourthOfJuly, is set to push it to its limits. Also Read | In a first, Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter makes history with flight on MarsIngenuity will try to break its own records in distance, time aloft, and groundspeed, Nasa said. Earlier on April 6, Nasa’s Perseverance rover captured a historic selfie beside the Ingenuity Mars helicopter on the Red Planet, which proved to be one of the most complex rover selfies ever taken.

Source: Hindustan Times July 03, 2021 06:56 UTC