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NASA’s Mars helicopter achieves first flight on another world

Posted by cfabbro
Tags: nasa, mars, ingenuity helicopter, usa, spacecraft, solar system, exploration.space, rovers.perseverance, author.kenneth chang, source.the new york times, paywall.soft
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/science/nasa-mars-helicopter.html

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Published
Apr 19 2021
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  1. cfabbro
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    NASA livestream of the test flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1KolyCqICI Takeoff is at 37m50s. Video from the Perseverance rover shown at 40m53s.

    NASA livestream of the test flight:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1KolyCqICI

    Takeoff is at 37m50s. Video from the Perseverance rover shown at 40m53s.

    4 votes
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    AugustusFerdinand
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    The Perseverance twitter post was a nice touch: https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1384104815567855626

    The Perseverance twitter post was a nice touch: https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1384104815567855626

    3 votes
    1. cfabbro
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      Also from twitter, a new update from NASAJPL today: https://twitter.com/NASAJPL/status/1385228111323615239

      Also from twitter, a new update from NASAJPL today:

      Go big or go home! The #MarsHelicopter successfully completed its 2nd flight, capturing this image with its black-and-white navigation camera. It also reached new milestones of a higher altitude, a longer hover and lateral flying.

      https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzlQd0QVUAMrEJN?format=jpg

      https://twitter.com/NASAJPL/status/1385228111323615239

      3 votes