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NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS · Image source · Public domain
aerial · retired
Ingenuity
NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory · United States · 2020
The first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet, carried to Mars aboard the Perseverance rover.
Specifications
| Height | 0.49 m | [1] |
|---|---|---|
| Mass | 1.8 kg | [2] |
| Price | $85,000,000 | [3] |
- [1]NASA JPL — Ingenuity Landing Press Kit, Quick Facts · manufacturer · retrieved 2026-08-14“Height: 1.6 feet (0.49 meters)”
- [2]NASA JPL — Ingenuity Landing Press Kit, Quick Facts · manufacturer · retrieved 2026-08-14“Weight: About 4.0 pounds (1.8 kilograms) on Earth”
- [3]NASA JPL — Ingenuity Landing Press Kit, Quick Facts · manufacturer · retrieved 2026-08-14“NASA has invested about $85 million to build the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter”
Specifications drift. Each retrieval date is shown so a stale number is visibly stale rather than quietly wrong.
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