Ingenuity takes off for a third time on Mars

Nasa’s mini helicopter Ingenuity on Sunday successfully completed its third flight on Mars, moving farther and faster than ever before, with a peak speed of 6.6 feet per second. After two initial flights during which the craft hovered above the Red Planet’s surface, the helicopter on this third flight covered 64 feet of distance. “Today’s flight was what we planned for, and yet it was nothing short of amazing,” said Dave Lavery, the Ingenuity project’s programme executive. The Perseverance rover, which carried the rotorcraft to Mars, filmed the flight.