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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Honored

Surrounded by Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team members, Ingenuity lead Teddy Tzanetos holds the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy that the team received at the National Space Club’s Goddard Memorial Awards Dinner on March 18, 2022.

March 23, 2022

Surrounded by Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team members, Ingenuity lead Teddy Tzanetos holds the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy that the team received at the National Space Club’s Goddard Memorial Awards Dinner on March 18, 2022.

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