NASA helicopter attempts historic takeoff on Mars after beating -90C temperatures

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NASA's groundbreaking Mars helicopter is attempting an ambitious takeoff – potentially marking the first controlled flight on another planet.The space agency has spent six years developing Ingenuity, which was carried to the red planet last month on its rover Perseverance.It has already been taken to its test-flight zone and unloaded by remote control.The takeoff was scheduled for 7.30am GMT on Monday, April 19.If all goes to plan, the 1.8kg craft will ascend to an altitude of three metres, hover for 30 seconds, rotate and descend back to the surface.However, data from the experiment is not likely to reach NASA until later this morning – with scientists hoping to receive images and video from cameras mounted on the helicopter.If successful,.