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98 - Ingenuity Takes Flight (feat. Teddy Tzanetos)

April 27, 2021 00:45:19 45.71 MB Downloads: 0

NASA made history this week as it flew Ingenuity, the Mars Helicopter, for the first time. The small technology demonstrator is the first powered aircraft to fly on another planet. JPL engineer Teddy Tzanetos joins Jake to talk about how it works, how it came together, and what he hopes its success does for space exploration.

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