Rocket Lab will try to catch a falling rocket with a helicopter today
Small satellite launch company Rocket Lab will attempt to catch one of its Electron rockets in mid-air after launch, using a helicopter to snag the...
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Mars helicopter spots wreckage from Perseverance landing
NASA has released images of a wreckage from its Ingenuity helicopter stationed on Mars. The images captured the Perseverance rover’s backshell,...
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‘Huge leap’ for NASA’s Mars helicopter ushers new mission support role
The ninth flight of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars over a bumpy region named Séítah marked the first time the chopper lent a helping hand to...
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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter achieves historic powered flight on Mars
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter successfully carried out its debut flight test on Mars, marking the first powered flight on another world. NASA’s...
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Watch the first footage of a helicopter on Mars
NASA released video of the Ingenuity helicopter flying above Mars, taken by cameras on the Perseverance rover. More photos and video are expected in...
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NASA reschedules Ingenuity helicopter’s first flight on Mars for Monday
After several delays, NASA has scheduled the first flight of its Ingenuity helicopter, which arrived on Mars in February with the Perseverance rover,...
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First flight test for NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter pushed to Wednesday
NASA engineers delayed a debut flight test of the agency’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter to Wednesday after discovering a minor glitch in data from...
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NASA’s Mars rover drops off Ingenuity helicopter ahead of historic flight
NASA’s Perseverance rover has dropped off the mini helicopter Ingenuity ahead of the four-pound aircraft’s historic first flight. The plan is for...
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NASA’s new Mars rover is about to spawn a tiny helicopter
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is about to deploy the Ingenuity helicopter, a small rotorcraft that will attempt the first-ever flight of its kind...
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Citizen will now tell you why helicopters are flying overhead
Citizen’s latest update brings helicopter tracking to the app. It’ll rely on 911 data, as well as user reports to make the tracking accurate....
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California man faces prison time after hitting police helicopter with a drone
Andrew Hernandez, a California man, pleaded guilty to unsafe operation of a drone after he inadvertently hit a police helicopter during an...
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Rocket Lab catches dummy rocket in midair with helicopter in ongoing quest to make its vehicles reusable
Rocket Lab has successfully tested out a way to catch a rocket falling out of the sky using a pair of helicopters. The move was meant to demonstrate...
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Fortnite has helicopters now
The latest update for Epic’s battle royale game, Fortnite, adds a new vehicle in the form of a helicopter called a choppa as well as a new LTM and...
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Google “Ingenuity Mars” right now to see a fun Easter Egg on your phone, PC
To celebrate the first human-controlled flight on Mars, Google’s latest Easter Egg lets you experience the Mars helicopter’s flight first hand. ...
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