The historic journey to fly the first helicopter on Mars

When the Ingenuity helicopter takes flight on Mars this month, the technology demonstration could pave the way for future powered, controlled flight on Mars and other planets in our solar system — not unlike the trail blazed by NASA’s Sojourner Mars rover in 1997.When the Ingenuity helicopter takes flight on Mars this month, the technology demonstration could pave the way for future powered, controlled flight on Mars and other planets in our solar system — not unlike the trail blazed by NASA’s Sojourner Mars rover in 1997.