Ingenuity Has Crashed On Mars, On Its 73rd Flight -- Snapping A Rotor... Likely Into The Surface.

She had far exceeded expectations -- 72 flights, when designed to only make. . . five. So it's been a night of tough news, overall.

Here is the head of NASA, to explain. We salute the little chopper that. . . could.

. . .NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has announced that the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has come to an end. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history by achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet on April 19, 2021. Despite initial plans for up to five flights, the helicopter has exceeded expectations and executed an impressive 72 flights on the Red Planet. . . .

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