Ingenuity helicopter flies on Mars!! See the first pic & video

Okay folks Ingenuity has risen and flown in the Mars Atmosphere!!! At about the 37 second mark, shows the actual altimeter readings! Shortly after that, they show a clip of Ingenuity flying... Remember, NASA stated that this would be a simple flight attempt with Ingenuity revving its rotor and blades rising up to a previously specified height and then landing... Future flights will be higher & longer and in differing directions... Remember also that this was a technology demonstration for a proof of concept experiment!!!

Ingenuity's flight was a COMPLETE CONCEPT EXPERIMENT SUCCESS!!! I am sure that there will be many short clips throughout the day!!!

NASA:
"Up, up, and away! The Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter​ is set to make history. It will make the first attempt at powered flight on another planet on Monday, April 19. Don’t miss your chance to watch live with helicopter team in mission control beginning at 6:15 a.m. EDT (10:15 a.m. UTC) as they receive the data and find out if they were successful. " AND IT WAS A SUCCESS!!!

Enjoy!
Kerry
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