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Mars mission team members are trying to figure out what happens next after a tiny experimental helicopter failed to get off the ground during its fourth attempt to fly over the Martian surface.

The control room at NASA JPL erupted into applause as the data and then video confirmed Ingenuity’s successful first flight. Kim Baldonado reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on April 19, 2021.

NASA landed its fifth rover on Mars Thursday after a nearly seven-month journey capped by a 12,000-mph blast through the Martian atmosphere and a gentle touchdown.

NASA officials said Saturday they’re targeting Monday for a historic flight of a small helicopter on Mars that was postponed last weekend due to a technical problem.

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A historic flight in which a 4-pound NASA helicopter would attempt to hover above the surface of Mars on Sunday was delayed by at least several days Saturday, officials said.

A milestone moment years in the making is coming up in April when a tiny helicopter is expected to launch from the Perseverance rover and take flight above the surface of Mars.

NBCLX is bringing you live coverage and expert analysis of the Mars Perseverance rover landing.

A milestone moment years in the making is coming up in April when a tiny helicopter is expected to launch from the Perseverance rover and take flight above the surface of Mars.

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President Joe Biden on Thursday congratulated the NASA team responsible for last month’s successful landing of an unmanned rover on Mars for giving the country a “dose of confidence” at a moment when the nation’s reputation as a scientific leader has been tattered by the coronavirus pandemic.

After its historic landing, the mars rover is sending back amazing sights and sounds. Kim Baldonado reports Feb. 22, 2021.

NASA shared footage captured by the Perseverance rover as it landed on Mars last week.

NASA JPL discusses why they’re so excited with Kim Baldonado, Feb. 19, 2021.

NASA has released the first close-up picture that captures a rover descending to the surface of Mars

Now that the rover has landed, here’s what’s next for the team that put Perseverance on Mars. Video broadcast Friday Feb. 19, 2021 on Today in LA.

NASA has faced many challenges over the years, but COVID-19 was one of the biggest. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway spoke with Mars 2020 Deputy Project Manager Matt Wallace about the “existential” threat that the pandemic posed to its Mars mission.

LX News host Ashley Holt visited Space Center Houston for a closer look at the space missions that made the Mars Perseverance Rover landing possible — and that will help pave the way to put a human on the red planet next.

A decade of science technology and imagination paid off Thursday with the rover Perseverance safely landing on Mars. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Feb. 18, 2021.