Nasa’s Mars helicopter goes on ‘stressful’ wild flight after malfunction

Problem with camera-based navigation system saw helicopter wobble through the air in biggest tech issue Ingenuity has faced

A navigation timing error sent Nasa's Mars helicopter on a lurching ride, its first major problem since it took to the Martian skies last month.

The experimental helicopter, named Ingenuity, managed to land safely after the problem occurred, officials at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Thursday.