Mars helicopter flight test promises Wright Brothers moment for Nasa

ReutersPublished: Apr 18, 2021 1:04 PM

By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA hopes to score a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment on Monday as it attempts to send a miniature helicopter buzzing over the surface of Mars in what would be the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.

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