The U.S. space agency’s explorer, Perseverance, arrived on Mars on February 18 with an important piece of equipment. NASA’s Perseverance was carrying an experimental aircraft called Ingenuity, which is set to have its first test flight this week. NASA hopes to make the helicopter the first vehicle to fly on a planet other than Earth. NASA recently announced that Ingenuity had been safely lowered onto the surface of Mars from its storage space underneath Perseverance. The explorer, or rover, then moved about five meters away from Ingenuity. The rover and aircraft are communicating through radios. After separating from the rover, the helicopter faced its first important test on Mars -- protecting itself from the planet’s freezing temperatures. Readings taken from instruments on Perseverance from early April showed low temperatures at the landing area, called Jezero Crater, had reached minus 83 degrees Celsius. In a statement, NASA said Ingenuity passed the test by surviving its first night alone in the extreme cold. The helicopter used its own solar-powered battery to operate a heater to protect its electrical equipment from damage. The space agency praised the success as “a major milestone” for the experimental aircraft.
Title: NASA Prepares for First Helicopter Flight Test on Mars
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data-start-time='27250' data-end-time='37604'>NASA hopes to make the helicopter the first vehicle to fly on a planet other than Earth.</span> <span data-start-time='37604' data-end-time='51375'>NASA recently announced that Ingenuity had been safely lowered onto the surface of Mars from its storage space underneath Perseverance. </span> <span data-start-time='51375' data-end-time='60542'>The explorer, or rover, then moved about five meters away from Ingenuity. </span> <span data-start-time='60542' data-end-time='67479'>The rover and aircraft are communicating through radios.</span> <span data-start-time='67479' data-end-time='82146'>After separating from the rover, the helicopter faced its first important test on Mars -- protecting itself from the planet’s freezing temperatures. </span> <span data-start-time='82146' data-end-time='100375'>Readings taken from instruments on Perseverance from early April showed low temperatures at the landing area, called Jezero Crater, had reached minus 83 degrees Celsius.</span> <span data-start-time='100375' data-end-time='112396'>In a statement, NASA said Ingenuity passed the test by surviving its first night alone in the extreme cold. </span> <span data-start-time='112396' data-end-time='124542'>The helicopter used its own solar-powered battery to operate a heater to protect its electrical equipment from damage.</span> <span data-start-time='124542' data-end-time='134125'>The space agency praised the success as “a major milestone” for the experimental aircraft.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div 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