NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flew on Mars for the first time today, making spaceflight history as it lifted itself 10 feet high.
The space drone snapped a photo of its shadow on the Martian surface below as it hovered. Take a look at NASA/JPL-Caltech’s photo in this message, and click here for more on how it was captured.
It was a historic flight, as it means space helicopters could one day explore other planets or scout terrain for Mars astronauts. Watch how NASA’s control room reacted to the flight here.
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