First Videos & Images of Mars Helicopter Ingenuity First Flight

Here are the first flight video and images captured by both the Mars helicopter and Perseverance Rovers on Mars when the helicopter made its first (and successful) controlled flight on Mars.

The flight took place on April 19, 2021, at 3:34 a.m. EDT (12:34 a.m. PDT) – 12:33 Local Mean Solar Time (Mars time). It climbed to its prescribed maximum altitude of 10 feet (3 meters) and hovered in a stable position for 30 seconds. Then the helicopter descended, touching back down on the Martian soil.

This flight proved that powered, controlled flight from the surface of another planet is possible.

Credit: NASA/JPL

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[simonDopeSRB]

it's really sad how most of the comments are people calling this fake, we are coming back to the dark ages.

[miztrusa]

Only 77 coments on history unfolding in front of our eyes.... I've been following every day since the landing.... Congrats to everyone involved.... 🎉🎊👍😁

[hifinsword]

Congratulations NASA. Looking forward to the complete video.

[californiacondor]

🌎 It would have been awesome, if there was a plan to get this little 🚁 back to Earth someday, to display it in a museum for all the kids to see❗

[Sikander-e-shani]

LEGENDS are eagerly waiting to see TITANIC on MARS.

[assassinlexx]

Thanks for explaining the picture was the shadow. I was confused how it could take picture of it self.

[basswanderer]

This was a very historic day. Very historic.

[SatyaVenugopal]

Absolutely, wonderfully amazing!! Hearty congratulations to the teams at NASA for once again making it into the history books! Thank you for sharing this with all the rest of us <3

[shimakazef.]

woo nicely done NASA showing us some cool shit once again!

[mrlone]

Thank you NASA, u have done ur perfect Job out there. Best educational for others.

[berthacastillo]

a funny thing happen on the way to the moon. doc we need a mars doc now

[justinwilliams]

billions of dollars and we send a heli that's color blind. all you always hear is how cutting edge the tech nasa is working on

[Cptkarma]

Well done .... did they have clearance from the FAA on the new rules for drones.... was it registered 😂
Way to go team NASA ‼️ 🇺🇸✌🏼

[MohitYadav]

We have a saying in Hindi somewhat translated as " Pots with half filled water make more noise", read "People with half knowledge make more noise" . For all those shouting Fake Fake in comments.

[BazelCof]

Почему нет пыли? И нет видео взлёта и посадки?

[lakeffect]

You'd think our tax dollars could have bought a decent video camera. Even the Wright brothers provided a fluid video of their 1st flight 118 years ago.

[jocikam]

Just one question, how can helicopter fly without air?

[Hotlooksamerica]

I haven’t cried like this in a long time. WE DID IT.

[marinakharkovskaya]

Атмосферное давление имеет значение на работу силы отрыва от поверхности?

[mrpersonguy]

Ok now what? What is the point of this mission?