Mars Ingenuity: A UR professor reveals how a helicopter will take flight

March 30, 2021

Research & Innovation

University of Richmond physics professor Jack Singal describes how to achieve flight on Mars. NASA's helicopter, Ingenuity, is expected to begin test flights in April. If the mission succeeds, it will be the first powered atmospheric flight on another planet. Singal also explains what searching for signs of life on Mars might tell us about other planets. 

Note: Some content for this video was collected prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.