Ingenuity ultimately operated for nearly three years and performed 72 flights over that span. On its final flight, the ...

NASA is about to publish the world’s first off-world aircraft accident investigation. Aside from making history, the report ...

Space agency fills the role of the FAA and NTSB, whose jurisdiction is limited to U.S. airspace, by investigating a ...

The first aircraft to achieve a powered, controlled flight on another planet, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, crashed on Mars 11 ...

Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment ...

N ASA’s Ingenuity was the first ever flying vehicle operated on another planet. It truly was a marvel, and every flight outperformed the hope of its designers – but on January 18, 2024, the little ...

NASA's small, autonomous Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed 72 flights after first taking to the skies above the Red Planet, ...

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, right, stands near the apex of a sand ripple in an image taken by Perseverance on Feb. 24, ...

When aircraft break the sound barrier, they produce shock waves that reverberate through the surrounding air and produce the ...

NASA research pilots are experts on how to achieve the right flight-test conditions for experiments and the tools needed for ...

As NASA enters a new era of exploration, the agency remains dedicated to pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and inspiring future generations. With a focus on innovation, collaboration, and ...

During the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse, scientists observed the ionosphere — a charged layer in Earth’s upper atmosphere — rising in altitude during the eclipse.