‘Huge leap’ for NASA’s Mars helicopter ushers new mission support role

7:23am PDT - July 8th, 2021    big 12 - The Verge

The ninth flight of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars over a bumpy region named Séítah marked the first time the chopper lent a helping hand to the agency’s Perseverance rover in its hunt for ancient signs of Martian life.