SUCCESS!
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The flight had of course already occurred this morning, but the data download came through just before 7 AM EST. Ingenuity, the helicopter on Mars, successfully took off, achieved a height of approx 3 meters, photographed the Mars surface including its shadow, and was photographed by the lander Perseverance with a short video.

"We've just had our Wright Brothers moment!"

Happy Patriots Day (Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the start of the War of Independence in 1775).