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’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
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter crashed early this year when its navigation system was confused by the featureless terrain it was flying over, project engineers concluded. Leaders of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter project at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory briefed the results of what they have dubbed the “first aircraft accident investigation on another world” … Read more