NASA's little Mars helicopter is getting an extra month of flyingCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA’s little Mars helicopter has gotten a reprieve. Officials announced the flight extension Friday, following three short flights in under two weeks for the $85 million tech demo. Soon afterward, there was more good news: Ingenuity — the first powered aircraft to soar at another planet — had aced its fourth flight at Mars. The helicopter team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, expects to chalk up a sixth and seventh flight in May. If all goes well, the helicopter mission could go even longer.

Source: ABC News April 30, 2021 17:58 UTC