Ingenuity, the helicopter that flew over Mars

Five years ago, on April 19, 2021, a helicopter called Ingenuity took off from the surface. In case you are wondering why this feat represents a Wright brothers’ moment in aviation history, it is because the surface in consideration was that of Mars! A.S.Ganesh retraces Ingenuity’s path as it became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet…