Timeline event · 19 April 2021 · The New Space Era
Ingenuity Makes the First Powered Flight on Another World
The tiny Ingenuity helicopter, carried by the Perseverance rover, lifts off from the surface of Mars — the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
Highlights
- ›First aircraft to fly on another world
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe New Space Era
- Associated withMars
- Associated withIngenuity
- Associated withMars 2020
- Associated withPerseverance
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.