NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter to Begin New Demonstration Phase – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program
Perseverance's Selfie with Ingenuity: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter, seen here about 13 feet (3.9 meters) from the rover. This image was taken by the WASTON camera on the rover’s robotic arm on April 6, 2021, the 46th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Credit: Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. Full image and caption ›
The Red Planet rotorcraft will shift focus from proving flight is possible on Mars to demonstrating flight operations that future aerial craft could utilize.
With Goals Met, NASA to Push Envelope With Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is visible in the upper left corner of this image the agency's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took during its third flight, on April 25, 2021. The helicopter was flying at an altitude of 16 feet (5 meters) and roughly 279 feet (85 meters) from the rover at the time. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Full Image Details
Now that NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has accomplished the goal of achieving powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on the Red Planet, and with data from its most recent flight test , on April 25, the technology demonstration project has met or surpassed all of its technical objectives. The Ingenuity team now will push its performance envelope on Mars.
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The mole is part of the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP³) on NASA's InSight lander, which touched down on Mars in 2018.
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For the first few months of 2021, the Martian atmosphere was buzzing with new visitors from Earth . First, it was the UAE Space Agency's Hope probe, followed by the Chinese Tianwen-1 entering orbit .
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About 12 minutes in to the discussion, a barefoot Musk dismissed the idea that Mars explorations are just an "escape hatch for rich people."
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Loay Elbasyouni made an astonishing journey from the hardscrabble town of Beit Hanoun to California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — An electronics engineer from Gaza, Loay Elbasyouni, had worked with the NASA team that made history this month by launching an experimental helicopter from the surface of Mars.
But he says an expedition to his hometown in the Gaza Strip, where posters celebrate his achievement, feels even farther away because of Israeli and Egyptian restrictions.
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Yet, if we do find organisms on Mars, they will likely fit into the same three categories of species in ecosystems here on Earth:
All three types of creatures have been shuffling carbon, energy, and nutrients between each other on Earth for billions of years. For all of history, species in all of our planet’s ecosystems could be placed neatly into one of these three buckets.
Four Latin American analog astronauts depart from Port Isabel for Mars Ocean Analog mission |
HARLINGEN, Texas (KVEO) – After a week in the Rio Grande Valley, the Mars Ocean Analog (MOA) crew will depart from Port Isabel for their next mission, accompanied by four Latin American analog astronauts.
A group of sailors lead by the man who set the record for the longest sea voyage, docked on Port Isabel last week after completing the second MOA aboard the 'Starship' Schooner Anne.
Happening on Twitter
Our #MarsHelicopter has flown successfully three times & completed its mission objectives! What's up next for the m… https://t.co/QNGse2NOXH NASA (from Pale Blue Dot) Thu Apr 29 15:15:07 +0000 2021
Aim high, and fly, fly again. The #MarsHelicopter's ambitious fourth flight didn't get off the ground, but the team… https://t.co/eoSmDK9P7g NASAJPL (from Pasadena, Calif.) Thu Apr 29 18:53:03 +0000 2021
"Ingenuity loves Mars!" "It takes off, and I almost feel the freedom that it feels." — @NASAJPL's MiMi Aung is aske… https://t.co/5G1ANKACYh NASA (from Pale Blue Dot) Fri Apr 30 16:24:19 +0000 2021
🚁🔴 LIVE: After three successful flights, what's coming up for our Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter? @NASAJPL and… https://t.co/7UKisS5GaD NASA (from Pale Blue Dot) Fri Apr 30 15:30:31 +0000 2021
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