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NASA helicopter breaks records with flight on Mars

Name: NASA helicopter breaks records with flight on Mars
Uploaded: 2021-04-20T16:18:32.142Z
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Channel: Associated Press
Description: NASA's experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air on Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.

NASA's experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air on Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.

By Associated Press

April 20, 2021 — 11:18am

NASA's experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air on Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.

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