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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter had strange ‘foreign debris’ stuck to it

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter had strange ‘foreign debris’ stuck to it

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Footage from NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s navigation camera showed a small piece of foreign object debris (FOD) as it flew off the helicopter during its 33rd flight. This debris was not seen in the footage from its previous flight. The debris resembles a cobweb or a toffee wrapper and can be seen as it flies […]

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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter turns ‘winter warrior’ for next flight

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter turns ‘winter warrior’ for next flight

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The last time we heard from the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, it was grounded temporarily ahead of winter and dust season on the red planet. But now, the NASA team working on the rotorcraft is preparing for its next flight, which could happen this week. Ingenuity’s 30th flight will be a short hop to check system […]

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