Mars Helicopter Testing its Wings Before Its First Flight in a Couple Days

[Carl in Michigan]

April 11th is it's big day

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Thats cool as hell!!
Now they can search for interesting things from above rather than driving around aimlessly.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

Thats cool as hell!!
Now they can search for interesting things from above rather than driving around aimlessly.

I think they said this helicopter will only go up 3 meters (9 feet). Still, it's a start

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Do Martian kids have Red Ryders?

 

[DrLove]

April 11th is it's big day

Looks like we're gonna have to wait until the 14th to geek out on that first flight

Historic First Flight of Mars Helicopter Delayed by NASA – Here’s Why

Based on data from the Ingenuity Mars helicopter that arrived late Friday night, NASA has chosen to reschedule the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s first experimental flight to no earlier than April 14. During a high-speed spin test of the rotors on Friday, the command sequence controlling the test en

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[Carl in Michigan]

It failed the high speed test. This thing HAS TO fly.

 

[DrLove]

It failed the high speed test. This thing HAS TO fly.

I think it will - Did you hear the copter contains a postage stamp sized piece from Orville and Wilber's Flight One?
I geek out on space - This is exciting stuff!

Mars helicopter Ingenuity carries piece of Wright brothers' famous plane

The first-ever Mars helicopter carried a little piece of aviation history to the Red Planet.

www.space.com

 

[Carl in Michigan]

It failed the high speed test. This thing HAS TO fly.

I think it will - Did you hear the copter contains a postage stamp sized piece from Orville and Wilber's Flight One?
I geek out on space - This is exciting stuff!

Mars helicopter Ingenuity carries piece of Wright brothers' famous plane

The first-ever Mars helicopter carried a little piece of aviation history to the Red Planet.

www.space.com

Yes I heard a piece of the Wright Bros Wing fabric now sits on mars and hopefully will fly there