The first helicopter on Mars phones home after Perseverance rover landing

NASA Perseverance Rover on Mars

Mars helicopter inventor J Bob Balaram mentions how his Uncle in the 1960's wrote to the U.S. Consulate while in South India, asking for information about NASA and space exploration. The bulging envelope they sent back, stuffed with glossy booklets, entranced young Bob.

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Captured Perseverance During Descent to Red Planet