The little 4-pound chopper completed its 35th flight on December 3 and reached a new altitude record of 46 feet
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. More than a year and a half after its first flight on Mars, the Ingenuity helicopter has set a new record. The little 4-pound chopper completed its 35th flight on December 3 and reached a new altitude record of 46 feet . The aerial excursion lasted for 52 seconds and took the helicopter a distance of about 50 feet to reposition it.
“These Sample Recovery Helicopters, with wheels instead of feet, and a small manipulator arm with a two-fingered gripper, will, if needed, carry precious sample tubes from a sample cache depot back to the Mars ascent vehicle for launch back to Earth. A more capable Mars Science Helicopter with the ability to carry almost 5 kg of science payloads is also in early conceptual and design stages.
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