NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter officially ends its mission on Mars
A damaged rotor blade has permanently grounded the history-making robot
![A image of the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/012524_am_marsingenuity_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
The Mars rover Perseverance shot this image of Ingenuity on August 2, 2023, just before the little helicopter took off for its 54th flight.
NASA