NASA's Mars Helicopter Will Do a 'Wiggle' Test After Fatal Malfunction

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It’s been a week since NASA announced the end of its Mars helicopter mission, and we’re still not over losing our beloved Ginny. But apparently, neither is NASA, as the space agency is still trying to figure out what happened during Ingenuity’s last flight on Mars.

NASA's Mars helicopter broke during a mysterious communication blackout. Now it will never fly again.

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ingenuity drone with helictoper rotors sits on four legs on mars brown dirt
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, in a close-up from the Perseverance rover's cameras.

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Ukraine's new ATACMS shook Russia's attack helicopter fleet, but experts say Russian Ka-52 'Alligators' are still a threat to the front lines

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A Russian Ka-52
A Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" military helicopter fires a missile during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 27, 2021.

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'Routine' helicopter mission in the Mediterranean leaves 5 US service members dead

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A photo of a helicopter landing on the USS Gerald R. Ford.
An MH-60S Sea Hawk conducts hoisting exercises aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford.

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Zelenskyy and his spy chief grabbed a photo with what looks like the Mi-8 helicopter a Russian pilot secretly flew to Ukraine in a daring defection

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dressed in green sands next to Ukrainian spy chief Kyrylo Budanov dressed in fatigues in front of a helicopter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian spy chief Kyrylo Budanov pose with a Mi-8 helicopter

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A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine said his helicopter crew panicked when they realised what was happening but couldn't stop him as he was the only one who could fly it

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A still from an video showing who Ukraine says is a Russian helicopter pilot who defected with his aircraft to Ukraine.
A still from an video showing a pilot Ukraine says defected with his helicopter.

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Ukraine's efforts to rack up Russian defectors and their equipment helped land the country an Mi-8 helicopter and fighter jet parts

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A Ukrainian service member watches an MI-8 helicopter.
A Ukrainian service member watches an Mi-8 helicopter during training in August.

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A Russian pilot landed a Mi-8 helicopter on a Ukrainian airbase in a daring defection, Ukrainian official says

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A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter is seen during flight testing conducted by the Russian Air Force of the Southern Military District during snowfall at a military aerodrome in the Rostov region, Russia January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov
A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter seen in the Rostov region of Russia on January 19, 2022.

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Ukraine says it downed 2 Ka-52 attack helicopters, which Russia calls the world's best, in a single morning

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A Ka-52
A Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter during testing in Russia’s Rostov region in January 2022.

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NASA's Mars Helicopter Just Won't Quit, Resuming Flights After an Untimely Landing

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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has had a rough few months, first losing communication with its home planet and later suffering a glitch that interrupted its flight. But you can’t keep a good chopper down. Ingenuity soared above the Martian terrain once again as its team on Earth tries to figure out what went wrong with…

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