# PIA24588-MarsIngenuityHelicopter-FirstFlightAnimation-20210419

Mars Ingenuity Helicopter - First Flight Animation - April 19, 2021

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/video-animation-made-from-ingenuitys-first-flight-data

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-succeeds-in-historic-first-flight

Video Animation Made From Ingenuity's First Flight Data - Apr 19, 2021

A simulation made from data from the first flight of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, showing the flight from different angles. The flight occurred on April 19, 2021.

This video animation made with data from the first flight of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter shows the flight from different angles. The flight occurred on April 19, 2021.

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was built by JPL, which also manages this technology demonstration project for NASA Headquarters. It is supported by NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, and Space Technology Mission Directorate. NASA's Ames Research Center and Langley Research Center provided significant flight performance analysis and technical assistance during Ingenuity's development.

A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust).

Subsequent NASA missions, in cooperation with ESA (European Space…

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2021
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: NASA/JPL-Caltech
- Genres: Science, Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA24588-MarsIngenuityHelicopter-FirstFlightAnimation-20210419.webm)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/103978404?play=1)