机智号火星直升机原型的新家

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s aerial prototype is seen at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steve F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va, Dec. 15, 2023. The prototype, which was the first to prove it was possible to fly in a simulated Mars environment at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was donated to the museum.

Ingenuity’s history-making mission on Mars recently came to an end after one or more of its rotor blades sustained damage during landing, rendering it incapable of flight. Originally designed as a technology demonstration to perform up to five experimental test flights over 30 days, the first aircraft on another world operated from the Martian surface for almost three years, performed 72 flights, and flew more than 14 times farther than planned while logging more than two hours of total flight time.

Join the celebration of Ingenuity’s successful mission by using the #ThanksIngenuity hashtag on social media.

Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

2023年12月15日，在弗吉尼亚州尚蒂利的史密森尼国家航空航天博物馆史蒂文·乌德沃尔哈齐中心，可以看到机智号火星直升机的空中原型。这架原型机是NASA喷气推进实验室首次证明有可能在模拟火星环境中飞行的原型，并捐赠给了博物馆。

机智号在火星上创造历史的任务最近结束了，因为它的一个或多个旋翼叶片在着陆过程中受损，无法飞行。最初设计用于在30天内进行五次实验试飞的技术演示，另一个世界上的第一架飞机在火星表面运行了近三年，进行了72次飞行，飞行距离是计划的14倍多，总飞行时间超过两个小时。

在社交媒体上使用#ThanksIngenuity标签，加入机智号成功执行任务的庆祝活动。

图片来源: NASA/Joel Kowsky