The Month of Ingenuity: Mars Helicopter Preps for its First Test Flight

April 2021 The Month of Ingenuity: Mars Helicopter Flights The Mars Helicopter, which hitched a ride to Mars beneath the Perseverance rover, is nearly ready to be released to surface for its upcoming test flights. Tune in for an interactive webinar preview on April 5 at 10:30 a.m. PDT/1:30 p.m. EDT Live Webinar Q&A | Meet the Helicopter Featured Video Preview: History in the Making Above Mars Get a sneak peek of how the Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will attempt the first powered, controlled flight on Mars. Watch Trailer Schedule of Events Follow the Mars Helicopter Events in April Keep track of the live events as this experimental helicopter attempts the first powered, controlled flights on Mars.  Watch Online Date Title Channel April 5 10:30 a.m. PDT / 1:30 p.m. EDT Month of Ingenuity - Helicopter Flight Preview Join Webinar Ask questions via chat April 8 10 a.m. PDT / 1 p.m. EDT Experts Discuss NASA's Mars Helicopter - Talk for Students Watch on YouTube NASAJPL Edu Taking Flight: How Girls Can Become Engineers Live webinar series offers career advice for girls and includes audience questions.   Date Title Channel April 15 1 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT Taking Flight: How Girls Can Grow Up to be Engineers - Chart Your Path! Join Webinar Ask questions via chat April 22 1 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT Taking Flight: How Girls Can Grow Up to be Engineers - Find Internships and Other Opportunities Join Webinar Ask questions via chat April 29 1 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT Taking Flight: How Girls Can Grow Up to be Engineers - Get Your Ideas Off the Ground! Join Webinar Ask questions via chat Rover News Rover's First Drive on Mars ICYMI...the Perseverance rover took its first spin on the Martian surface covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) as part of a mobility test. Read more NASA Honors Navajo Language The Perseverance team worked with the Navajo Nation to name Mars features with words from the Navajo language.  Read more Elsewhere on Mars... The Curiosity Mars rover took a selfie with a 20-foot-tall (6-meter) rock formation and also captured a pair of panoramas that show a 3D view.  Full Image | Read More Multimedia Hear the Rover Drive on Mars When Perseverance drove over Martian rocks, its metallic sounds were captured by one of its onboard microphones. Hear Audio | Sounds Experience See the Sights of Mars Catch the latest raw images from the Red Planet, courtesy of the Perseverance rover. You can vote on your faves for Image of the Week, and keep checking back for new views. Raw Images mars.nasa.gov Follow our newest rover, Perseverance:

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