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Watch: Ingenuity just set a record for the longest and fastest flight on Mars

Behold, the helicopter’s fastest and longest excursion over the Martian surface.

by Jennifer Walter
NASA via Giphy

NASA via Giphy

Since 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has been soaring over the Martian surface in a series of autonomous flights.

NASA via Giphy

In April, the helicopter completed its 25th flight on Mars, and also set some personal records.

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