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NASA performs first aircraft accident investigation on another world

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NASA performs first aircraft accident investigation on another world by Staff Writers Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2024 Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s final flight on Jan. 18, 2024, which will be published in the next few … Read more

NASA conducts first otherworldly aircraft accident investigation

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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter rests on the sandy dunes of the Red Planet’s surface following a crash during its final flight in January. Credit: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and FAA oversee investigations of aircraft accidents in U.S. airspace. But what happens when a crash occurs hundreds of millions of miles … Read more