This is a technology demonstration of a novel robotics system build using many off-the-shelf parts, on a planet with night-time temperatures as low as -130F [1]

This is a technology demonstration of a novel robotics system build using many off-the-shelf parts, on a planet with night-time temperatures as low as -130F [1]. Ingenuity survived, literally, a first freezing night. That is an accomplishment by itself, and is hardly sensationalist. [1] As linked in the article: https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/288/its-cold-on-mars/ https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/288/its-c...