NASA’s First Mars Helicopter will be named by an Indian-origin girl, Vaneeza Rupani. She hails from Northport, Alabama, and earned the honour to choose a moniker for the helicopter on the basis of her essay submitted for NASA’s “Name the Rover” contest.
Vaneeza Rupani was picked in the honour in 2020, becoming world-famous for this.
She suggested to officially name the helicopter as Ingenuity was selected for the first aircraft to attempt powered flight on another planet.
Among 28,000 essays submitted by K-12 students from every US state and territory, Vaneeza Rupani was selected.
Vaneeza Rupani elaborated on the reason behind choosing the name Ingenuity. She asserted that the challenges faced in design a helicopter that is capable of flight on another planet can be overpowered only “with collaboration and creativity”.
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