patricksparks Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 They are currently running up the motor of the "Ingenuity" helicoptor, such amazing stuff !!!! Derek B, Alain Gadbois, Troy Molitor and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 It's my understanding, like the initial moon landing, Ingenuity has a piece of cloth from the Wright Brothers "Flyer" on-board. I too am old enough to have watched the first moon landing with amazement. I will be watching this "Wright Brothers" moment with same enthusiasm I had with the moon landings and Voyager leaving our solar system. Jager Derek B, Troy Molitor, patricksparks and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 First test flight today.... Landrotten Highlander, Uncarina and Troy Molitor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Done Troy Molitor, Landrotten Highlander, Out2gtcha and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 I still love this stuff. Thanks for sharing. An SUV size rover plummets to a seven minute live or let die maneuver on the red planet through the thin atmosphere only to survive and to take pictures of the ordeal as it's happening. Now we have the first ever Drone on another planet to fly around and take areal pictures for us. Well done NASA Geeks! Well done. Alain Gadbois, Uncarina and patricksparks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 25 minutes ago, Troy Molitor said: I still love this stuff. Thanks for sharing. An SUV size rover plummets to a seven minute live or let die maneuver on the red planet through the thin atmosphere only to survive and to take pictures of the ordeal as it's happening. Now we have the first ever Drone on another planet to fly around and take areal pictures for us. Well done NASA Geeks! Well done. I don't think that 99 percent of the world even realize that this is happening 130 million miles away from home... it's incredible !!!! Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Magnificent! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) I read an interesting article a few days ago about the Ingenuity helicopter, I was curious as to why it hadn't flown yet, NASA was waiting on weather, turns out that they get regular weather reports from the Perseverance rover as well as the still "alive" Curiosity rover and a third probe that is on the planet's surface, the three probes combined can give wind velocity readings of three different altitudes. Awesome !!! I believe Curiosity has been functioning for 14 years now, I think they expected to get 2 if they were lucky .... Edited April 20, 2021 by patricksparks Alain Gadbois, Derek B and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Here's the article associated with the first flight: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-succeeds-in-historic-first-flight I hadn't realized it carried a piece of fabric from the Wright Flyer. It is both amazing and inspiring. Cheers, Tom patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Amazing stuff! Not to mention the 2nd crew SpaceX has now sent up to spacelab, this one a recycled rocket and crew capsule. We are about to start a new interesting time. One thing though: we are operating a drone on another planet; are those UFO's that have been seen around Navy ships and F-18's chasing drones operated by another planet, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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