Mars mission chases Wright Brothers moment

By Steve Gorman
Updated April 18 2021 - 10:14pm, first published 10:10pm
NASA's 1.8kg helicopter Ingenuity will attempt to hover over the surface of Mars before landing.
NASA's 1.8kg helicopter Ingenuity will attempt to hover over the surface of Mars before landing.

NASA hopes to score a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment as it attempts to send a miniature helicopter buzzing over the surface of Mars in what would be the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.

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