Ingenuity Helicopter's First Flight On Mars Set For April 8

A helicopter that landed on Mars aboard NASA's Perseverance Rover spacecraft last month will attempt its first flight on the planet on April 8. It will be the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. The 4-pound rotorcraft remains attached to the belly of Perseverance rover, the science robot that touched down on Mars on February 18. On March 21, the rove