Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Third Flight Video - Flying Faster & Farther Horizontally

Here is the full video of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flying faster and farther than in previous flights.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter set a new record by flying 50 meters (164 feet) horizontally at a speed of 2 meters per second (about 4.5 mph) on Sunday, April 25, 2021. This time it went faster and farther than in its previous flights. It climbed 16 feet (5 meters) high – the same altitude as its second flight. It then headed 50 meters (164 feet) north and returned to land at Wright Brothers Field. The total flight time was about 80 seconds and it covered a total distance of 100 meters (330 feet).

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team is looking ahead to planning its fourth flight in a few days’ time.

This video also includes 3 aerial images of Mars that were taken by the helicopter during its second flight

Credit: NASA/JPL

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[samdenham]

Its absolutely astonishing how stable this is. What an amazing piece of engineering!

[occamsrazor]

Privileged to be alive at a time like this! Well done to the entire team at NASA!

[trevortomah]

Never thought a helicopter would peak my interest, this ones got my full attention, congrats to NASA/JPL Caltech, awesome job people.

[dherajkanchan]

Can’t believe that it is happening. We are literally on Mars capturing photos & gaining core informations. This is truly amazing. Kuddos to all engineers who worked together to achieve this milestone. You guys are awesome. Lots of love from India.

[moredayof]

I wonder if all of the remaining longer flights will take Ingenuity off camera. It would be interesting to see Ingenuity fly away from Perseverance and then return flying back towards Perseverance while staying in the view of Perseverance's camera during the entire flight.

[toshogme]

I think the drone and the oxygen tests totally validate this whole mission and the next one should be the 3D printing drone ... congrats people

[GOLVEL]

Millions and millions of years... and here we are, to witness a new beginning.

[robertopinna]

Wow. It's gonna discover lots of new rocks, sand, rocks, sand,

[Ben_Howard]

This is the totally incredible feat. Vertical flight is much easier than any horizontal flying with these types of craft. Let alone the 1% atmosphere, the extreme temperatures and the physical distance away from its masters. NASA you have smashed it!

[sudhanshuaswal]

Perseverance: OK I'll take you to Mars but no flying around like bad boy
Ingenuity after approaching Mars:

[spacenow]

The current perseverance rover travels at a speed of .1 mph. That's 4.2 centimeters a second or 152 meters a hour. The speeds at which this helicopter can survey the area is just absolutely astonishing. The amount of land we are going to be able to explore and survey in a days time just increased like 100x

[DarrenMalin]

I am 52, the fact that we have seen an aircraft flying on another planet in my life time has me in awe !

[miguelantoniomanzanaresfan]

Un logro increible!
Por la gran distancia.
Admirable!
Felicitaciones a todos en la NASA!

[wildman]

Monday morning at NASA: "OK, let's get to the choppa!"

[airmakko]

The stability and manouvrability of this helicopter seems to be excellent, grat job NASA!

[shkolns]

Why there's no dust cloud during take off and landing? Didn't we see tones of dust devils from earlier videos?

[hughmorris]

why no sound? Perseverance has a microphone doesn't it?

[BradiKal]

Team Ingenuity had BETTER be already designing the next version of a drone for future missions! As far as Im concerned they have proved the concept and a bigger drone with longer range is needed. i wonder if a nuke powered helicopter with more range is possible so that solar doesnt have to be relied on to charge the batteries ?

[jluis]

looks like some kids are piloting a small drone in the Sahara desert. But maybe it's a multi-mullion dollar high-tec NASA helicopter on Mars. Human ingenuity in either case.

[vieracukanovacsornaiova]

Užasná, perfektná práca perfektných ľudí, lietajúci vrtulník na Marse.