NASA Conducts Second Successful 'Ingenuity Helicopter' Flight On Mars

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, on April 22, made its second successful flight on Mars, just two days after its first ascent into the thin Martian atmosphere. Reportedly, the helicopter spent 51.9 seconds in the air, 16 feet above the ground and accelerated seven feet sideways. The 1.8 kg heavy rotorcraft, in its first flight, reached a height of just 10 meters for 39.1 seconds.