First Powered Flight on Another Planet a Success

[alang1216]

Amazing

Congrats to NASA

All thanks to White Privilege and the Patriarchy.

Don't forget the Arabs, we couldn't have done it with Roman numerals.

 

[MisterBeale]

Half A Century of The German Moon Base (1942 - 1992)

 

[theHawk]

Amazing

Congrats to NASA

All thanks to White Privilege and the Patriarchy.

Don't forget the Arabs, we couldn't have done it with Roman numerals.

Yea, Arabs were pretty smart until they went full Islam.

 

[alang1216]

Amazing

Congrats to NASA

All thanks to White Privilege and the Patriarchy.

Don't forget the Arabs, we couldn't have done it with Roman numerals.

Yea, Arabs were pretty smart until they went full Islam.

What you meant was that Arabs were, at one time, among the most educated people in the world, AFTER they went full Islam.

 

[teodor88]

Hi there) I am new here and I wanna say a few words about Perseverance mission and Ingenuity helicopter The taking off of the Ingenuity helicopter is a pretty great achievement for the Perseverance mission and for whole space exploration area. Excellent work by NASA’s scientists and engineers. I guess that this flight will help humans in futher Mars exploration and of course it will help in making the first crewed mission to the red planet

 

[Blues Man]

I'm having a hard time not thinking that flying a toy helicopter on Mars was nothing but a waste of money

 

[teodor88]

Lets talk about the 5th flight that happened on 7 May. It’s an important event because it’s a one-way flight: the drone landed in a completely new location that means starting the new phase of the drone mission.

 

[teodor88]

I'm having a hard time not thinking that flying a toy helicopter on Mars was nothing but a waste of money

The 5th flight of Ingenuity was successful and landed in new location. It was a one-way flight and during this flight drone gained a new altitude — 10 meters. It was a new record. On the whole, helicopter just started to perform its mission — to explore new sites for the rover, and it does it successfully. So as you can see Ingenuity makes an important job and helps scientists in the exploration of Mars

 

[Blues Man]

I'm having a hard time not thinking that flying a toy helicopter on Mars was nothing but a waste of money

The 5th flight of Ingenuity was successful and landed in new location. It was a one-way flight and during this flight drone gained a new altitude — 10 meters. It was a new record. On the whole, helicopter just started to perform its mission — to explore new sites for the rover, and it does it successfully. So as you can see Ingenuity makes an important job and helps scientists in the exploration of Mars

Still a waste of money.

 

[teodor88]

I'm having a hard time not thinking that flying a toy helicopter on Mars was nothing but a waste of money

The 5th flight of Ingenuity was successful and landed in new location. It was a one-way flight and during this flight drone gained a new altitude — 10 meters. It was a new record. On the whole, helicopter just started to perform its mission — to explore new sites for the rover, and it does it successfully. So as you can see Ingenuity makes an important job and helps scientists in the exploration of Mars

Still a waste of money.

I can partially agree with you. There are a lot of issues on Earth that could have benn solved with the usage of money NASA spent on Perseverance mission. However, we need to move forward and keep on exploring space. And the Perseverance mission shows a great result in Mars exploration area

 

[itfitzme]

Huh? That makes sense how?

Katherine Johnson - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[itfitzme]

I'm having a hard time not thinking that flying a toy helicopter on Mars was nothing but a waste of money

The 5th flight of Ingenuity was successful and landed in new location. It was a one-way flight and during this flight drone gained a new altitude — 10 meters. It was a new record. On the whole, helicopter just started to perform its mission — to explore new sites for the rover, and it does it successfully. So as you can see Ingenuity makes an important job and helps scientists in the exploration of Mars

Still a waste of money.

I can partially agree with you. There are a lot of issues on Earth that could have benn solved with the usage of money NASA spent on Perseverance mission. However, we need to move forward and keep on exploring space. And the Perseverance mission shows a great result in Mars exploration area

You do know that there are lots of people working on all sorts of problems. How do you conclude that rocket scientists are going to solve world hunger? They are rocket scientists not farmers.

 

[itfitzme]

Martians believe that Global Warming myth

Just like you.

Believe the earth is round too

The Bible told us the earth is round 3,500 years ago. He also told us the earth "hangs on nothing". Pretty amazing, huh?

The Bible also told us the Sun revolves around the Earth

Liar. Care to try to find that one and prove me wrong?

Hint, you'll never find it

That's right. It was only the Catholic Church.

"But four centuries ago, the idea of a heliocentric solar system was so controversial that the Catholic Church classified it as a heresy, and warned the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei to abandon it."

The truth about Galileo and his conflict with the Catholic Church

UCLA professor Henry Kelly examines historical canonical legal procedures to correct the popular myths around the Italian astronomer’s belief in a sun-centered solar system.

newsroom.ucla.edu

 

[itfitzme]

Amazing

Congrats to NASA

All thanks to White Privilege and the Patriarchy.

JPL Robotics: People: J. (Bob) Balaram

J. (Bob) Balaram: J. (Bob) Balaram is Principal Member of Technical Staff at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he is with the Mobility & Robotic Systems Section. He received his Ph. D. in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. At JPL he has been active in...

www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov

Indian-origin engineer Bob Balaram is the man behind Ingenuity. He has worked with Nasa for 20 years.

Bob Balaram, who is an IIT-Madras alumnus from the 1975-80 batch, is Ingenuity's chief engineer. He studied B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering at the prestigious institute.

 

[itfitzme]

Thank the EV and solar power for it because a gasoline powered craft would not fly on Mars.

We have had that for decades. It is the amount of power they get out of it. which really is not a lot. The two rovers on Mars have a nuclear power plant not solar panels. There is another spacecraft on Mars that if the dust does not blow off its solar panels that power it, soon will die. And that landed only in 2018.

The chopper has solar electric panels and they had to wait for winds to pick up to blow off the dust to get it going...Beep. and nuke power creates electricity, a new battery pack will be coming out in 2023 that uses spent uranium and microdiamonds, the diamonds draw out the isotopes and electricity is created, it is expected to last 28,000 years.

So solar electric panels were the best option for ingenuity.

 

[itfitzme]

Thank the EV and solar power for it because a gasoline powered craft would not fly on Mars.

We have had that for decades. It is the amount of power they get out of it. which really is not a lot. The two rovers on Mars have a nuclear power plant not solar panels. There is another spacecraft on Mars that if the dust does not blow off its solar panels that power it, soon will die. And that landed only in 2018.

The chopper has solar electric panels and they had to wait for winds to pick up to blow off the dust to get it going...Beep. and nuke power creates electricity, a new battery pack will be coming out in 2023 that uses spent uranium and microdiamonds, the diamonds draw out the isotopes and electricity is created, it is expected to last 28,000 years.

Sure but
"Diamond batteries could also power certain kinds of spacecraft like satellites. The 28,000-year claims are based on low-power space applications like this, where, say, a Voyager-like space probe could function on a tiny amount of energy over an extremely long time.

And if enough of these battery cells are combined, they still could power regular stuff, keeping our small LED displays lit up, for example, while providing thrust for human spacecraft or electric cars.

After working on its battery since 2012, NDB says it will finally have a working product in 2023."

This doesn't appear to be suitable for high enough power to weight ratio for aircraft flight. Even with ground support, not requiring lift against the pull of gravity, getting enough cells together to power a car us a stretch considering the point that "they still could power regular stuff, keeping our small LED displays lit up, for example"

Things are suitable for certain applications and not others.

How a Nuclear Diamond Battery Could Power Your Smartwatch for 28,000 Years

The concept is still in its infancy, but it could revolutionize the way we think about power. That is, if it’s not a hoax.

www.popularmechanics.com

 

[Moonglow]

Thank the EV and solar power for it because a gasoline powered craft would not fly on Mars.

We have had that for decades. It is the amount of power they get out of it. which really is not a lot. The two rovers on Mars have a nuclear power plant not solar panels. There is another spacecraft on Mars that if the dust does not blow off its solar panels that power it, soon will die. And that landed only in 2018.

The chopper has solar electric panels and they had to wait for winds to pick up to blow off the dust to get it going...Beep. and nuke power creates electricity, a new battery pack will be coming out in 2023 that uses spent uranium and microdiamonds, the diamonds draw out the isotopes and electricity is created, it is expected to last 28,000 years.

Sure but
"Diamond batteries could also power certain kinds of spacecraft like satellites. The 28,000-year claims are based on low-power space applications like this, where, say, a Voyager-like space probe could function on a tiny amount of energy over an extremely long time.

And if enough of these battery cells are combined, they still could power regular stuff, keeping our small LED displays lit up, for example, while providing thrust for human spacecraft or electric cars.

After working on its battery since 2012, NDB says it will finally have a working product in 2023."

This doesn't appear to be suitable for high enough power to weight ratio for aircraft flight. Even with ground support, not requiring lift against the pull of gravity, getting enough cells together to power a car us a stretch considering the point that "they still could power regular stuff, keeping our small LED displays lit up, for example"

Things are suitable for certain applications and not others.

How a Nuclear Diamond Battery Could Power Your Smartwatch for 28,000 Years

The concept is still in its infancy, but it could revolutionize the way we think about power. That is, if it’s not a hoax.

www.popularmechanics.com

Yes, like a lifetime flashlight battery that never needs recharging or a mobile phone charging station..

 

[itfitzme]

I'm having a hard time not thinking that flying a toy helicopter on Mars was nothing but a waste of money

The 5th flight of Ingenuity was successful and landed in new location. It was a one-way flight and during this flight drone gained a new altitude — 10 meters. It was a new record. On the whole, helicopter just started to perform its mission — to explore new sites for the rover, and it does it successfully. So as you can see Ingenuity makes an important job and helps scientists in the exploration of Mars

And the overall context is that nothing like this has ever been done in the humsn history. It is in the class of the most cutting edge achievments. The engineering, design and execution could not have been accomplished in any other way known to man. This is the first and only first.

Ingenuity (helicopter) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[itfitzme]

I'm having a hard time not thinking that flying a toy helicopter on Mars was nothing but a waste of money

The 5th flight of Ingenuity was successful and landed in new location. It was a one-way flight and during this flight drone gained a new altitude — 10 meters. It was a new record. On the whole, helicopter just started to perform its mission — to explore new sites for the rover, and it does it successfully. So as you can see Ingenuity makes an important job and helps scientists in the exploration of Mars

This is a good report

NASA begins search for ancient life on Mars after arrival of Perseverance, Ingenuity spacecrafts

Anderson Cooper reports on the nerve-wracking Mars landing of the rover Perseverance, the painstaking process of launching the tiny helicopter Ingenuity, and the extraordinary images the two have already sent back to Earth.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[itfitzme]

Thank the EV and solar power for it because a gasoline powered craft would not fly on Mars.

We have had that for decades. It is the amount of power they get out of it. which really is not a lot. The two rovers on Mars have a nuclear power plant not solar panels. There is another spacecraft on Mars that if the dust does not blow off its solar panels that power it, soon will die. And that landed only in 2018.

The chopper has solar electric panels and they had to wait for winds to pick up to blow off the dust to get it going...Beep. and nuke power creates electricity, a new battery pack will be coming out in 2023 that uses spent uranium and microdiamonds, the diamonds draw out the isotopes and electricity is created, it is expected to last 28,000 years.

Sure but
"Diamond batteries could also power certain kinds of spacecraft like satellites. The 28,000-year claims are based on low-power space applications like this, where, say, a Voyager-like space probe could function on a tiny amount of energy over an extremely long time.

And if enough of these battery cells are combined, they still could power regular stuff, keeping our small LED displays lit up, for example, while providing thrust for human spacecraft or electric cars.

After working on its battery since 2012, NDB says it will finally have a working product in 2023."

This doesn't appear to be suitable for high enough power to weight ratio for aircraft flight. Even with ground support, not requiring lift against the pull of gravity, getting enough cells together to power a car us a stretch considering the point that "they still could power regular stuff, keeping our small LED displays lit up, for example"

Things are suitable for certain applications and not others.

How a Nuclear Diamond Battery Could Power Your Smartwatch for 28,000 Years

The concept is still in its infancy, but it could revolutionize the way we think about power. That is, if it’s not a hoax.

www.popularmechanics.com

Yes, like a lifetime flashlight battery that never needs recharging or a mobile phone charging station..

I'll take two if each. And a classic gold watch to spiffy up my attire for a night on the town. The possibilities are endless.