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NASA’s tiny helicopter is ready to fly on Mars

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As soon as this weekend, a 4-pound helicopter could perform the first controlled flight on another world as NASA teams prepare for Ingenuity’s biggest milestone on its Mars mission.

The small helicopter successfully unfurled from the belly of NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, and was able to survive, creating its own power from the sun.

Now, NASA says it’s targeting Sunday, April 11 for its first flight attempt. NASA plans to provide an update at 3:30 p.m. the following day to confirm whether the helicopter survived.

It’s possible the first blade-spin could shift as Ingenuity’s teams check the weather and perform some preflight checks, according to NASA.

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