NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes flight, first for another planet

[Ahmet Pasha]

I personally can’t Wait until they explore Europa. Who knows what life is flourishing under the ice in that giant ocean.

That ice is miles thick bro

 

[KAL-EL]

That ice is miles thick bro

Well I never said it would be in our lifetimes for sure. From what I understand though, NASA wants to send a probe with a nuclear drill and submarine to explore the under ocean

 

[Ali_Baba]

Fantastic effort - so happy to see this - go NASA go !!!!

 

[dbc]

Flight commands were sent Sunday, after controllers sent up a software correction for the rotor blade spin-up.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity is set to make its first attempt at flight today. (NASA/Twitter)

So much dust on the solar panels, solar powered exploration isn't the way to go for Mars.

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

Yeah, A DJI Phantom would have done much better, right?

Which is quite true if the task is performed on earth at a smallest fraction of a price.
So what is US taxpayers paying?
Just to prove a helicopter works in on planet Mars.

 

[VCheng]

Which is quite true if the task is performed on earth at a smallest fraction of a price.
So what is US taxpayers paying?
Just to prove a helicopter works in on planet Mars.

Why don't we let the US taxpayers worry about what they are paying to fly a glorified DJI Phantom on Mars.

As a technological achievement, it is impressive. As a foundation for future colonization of Mars, it will be built brick by small brick like this.

 

[newb3e]

So much dust on the solar panels, solar powered exploration isn't the way to go for Mars.

exactly! to keep the internals of rover warm it has to charge its batteries every day or it will freeze and die! and with such dusty panels how is rover charging itself! i hope Nasa answers that so we learn amazing science!

 

[dbc]

Which is quite true if the task is performed on earth at a smallest fraction of a price.
So what is US taxpayers paying?
Just to prove a helicopter works in on planet Mars.

Its a proof of concept, it it works the next rover may be a hrover... a rover that can fly and cover greater distances.

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

Its a proof of concept, it it works the next rover may be a hrover... a rover that can fly and cover greater distances.

Meanwhile I guess we will just have to wait patiently until it happens.

 

[dbc]

Meanwhile I guess we will just have to wait patiently until it happens.

I am sure you will

 

[rishav]

Why are they so obsessed with Mars. Are they gonna make Las Vegas up there or something??

Why don't they try exploring other planets?

Because venus is incredibly tough because of the thick atmosphere . Same with the gas giants .

Better master the technologies on mars and then move forward to the satellites of the gas giants

 

[Mentee]

Why are they so obsessed with Mars. Are they gonna make Las Vegas up there or something??

Why don't they try exploring other planets?

do the scriptures imply khalifa tullah fil arz or mars ? @Verve @Muhammed45 @Baba Google

with a somalia and ethiopa still existing on planet earth why such prepsoterous amount of resources are being invested for space exploitation/exploration?

 

[dbc]

exactly! to keep the internals of rover warm it has to charge its batteries every day or it will freeze and die! and with such dusty panels how is rover charging itself! i hope Nasa answers that so we learn amazing science!

NASA's rover is nuclear powered. There isn't enough sun light on the Martian surface to operate a SUV sized machine on Mars.

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

arz

The daad is mis read in İndia and Pakistan as zhhaad. The correct pronunciation is ard and not arz.

FYİ

 

[VCheng]

The daad is mis read in İndia and Pakistan as Dhhaad. The correct pronunciation is ard and not arz.

FYİ

Obviously, the correct pronunciation is very important for planning the flightplan of Ingenuity.