Perseverance rover will include the first helicopter to fly on Mars

When NASA’s Perseverance rover lifts off from Cape Canaveral for its months-long journey to Mars, it will be packing a stowaway of sorts.
Tucked securely in the craft’s underbelly will be Ingenuity, the first helicopter to fly on the red planet.
Created in collaboration with Simi Valley-based AeroVironment Inc., the high-tech drone is the brainchild of Bob Balaram, a principal member of the Mobility and Robotics Systems Section at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and chief engi