Perseverance rover provided support during flight operations, taking images, collecting environmental data, and hosting the base station that enabled NASA to see the helicopter's successful mission.Mars
NASA had been aiming for a 40-second flight, and while details were initially sparse, the craft hit all its targets: spin-up, takeoff, hover, descent and landing. Standing at just 50cm tall, the $85 million helicopter weighs 1.8kg on Earth, but is a mere 0.68kg on Mars because of the red planet's lower gravity.The rotor blades, which measure 1.2m across, rotated 40 times a second to get enough power to lift off in the Martian atmosphere - which is about 100 times thinner than Earth's.
Why don't we sort out and look after our own planet as the news and summits keep telling the public, instead of landing on another one to end up ruining that one too.
NASA is truly awesome!
Shinzo_97
Crazy, amazing stuff, such a shame that 3rdd word countries don't even have fresh water, defo scale is out of whack.
Why isn't it called a drone ? What's the difference between 'mini helicopter' and a drone ?.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity: Nasa about to try historic flightIf all goes to plan, craft will ascend to 10 feet above the surface of Mars, hover for 30 seconds, then rotate before descending Without JFK was mentioning James Bond novel on his speech there wasn’t James Bond movies and with Pakistan Terrorism factory there wasn’t Taliban. Hope UN hold Pakistan accountable for Baloch Genocide . Please request Pakistan army to stop Baloch economic Genocide. good
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »
Nasa flies Ingenuity helicopter on Mars in 'Wright brothers moment' which could revolutionise space explorationAn $85m helicopter named Ingenuity managed to ascend to around three metres above the surface of Mars Ifb
Source: The Telegraph - 🏆 41. / 63 Read more »
Mars Ingenuity helicopter mission extended by NasaNasa is so pleased with the success of the Ingenuity helicopter it is extending its mission. Can we all fly drones lockdown yet Someone’s having fun
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »
NASA shares bird's-eye-view photo of Perseverance taken by IngenuityIn a tweet, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said: 'I spy with my little eye…a rover,' sharing the image with the rover visible in the far corner.
Source: Daily Mail Online - 🏆 135. / 51 Read more »
Nasa completes first flight on Mars following lift-off of drone helicopterNASA has completed the first controlled flight on another planet following the lift-off of its Mars helicopter-drone, Ingenuity. The agency announced the successful launch of the ultralightweight r… On Lanzarote.😄
Source: TheSun - 🏆 64. / 61 Read more »
NASA Mars helicopter flight live: Latest timings, live stream for Ingenuity's first flightNASA is looking to make more Martian history as it gears up to launch a helicopter on Mars - making it the first flight on another planet. You can follow NASA as data from the Red Planet comes in from the maiden flight.
Source: Daily Express - 🏆 26. / 68 Read more »