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WATCH LIVE | First flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

19 April 2021 - 10:56 By TimesLIVE
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Up, up and away! The Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter​ is set to make history when it will make the first attempt at powered flight on another planet on Monday.

Don’t miss your chance to watch live with the Nasa helicopter team in mission control, beginning at 10.15am (UTC), which is 12.15am in SA, as they receive the data and find out if they were successful.

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