To honor the little helicopter that could, today we showcase the LEGO version of Ingenuity built by engineer Stephen Pakbaz, who worked on the actual Perseverance chassis. The real-life version has flown its last mission on Mars after a rotor blade was damaged on its 72nd interplanetary flight. It now stands as a monument to human creativity on the Red Planet.

What do you do after landing one of your projects on Mars? Build an earth-bound version out of LEGO! NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Engineer Stephen Pakbaz has done just that, creating a working version of the interplanetary Ingenuity helicopter as well as instructions for a 1:3 scale model.