Ingenuity reaches top speed on 60th flight
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made its sixtieth flight to Mars, during which it set a speed record of 28.8 km/h. Before this, the maximum speed at which Ingenuity moved was 24 km/h.
This time Ingenuity flew 340 meters at an altitude of 16 meters. Flight time was 133 seconds. It was the fastest helicopter flight over the surface of Mars.
NASA Ingenuity helicopter sets flight speed record on Mars
As part of the previous flight, Ingenuity also set a record, but not for speed, but for altitude: it rose 20 meters above the surface of the Red Planet.
