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Tugger wrote:Wow, so no one seems to care? I guess the "big dog" is Perseverance (with Ingenuity) but the first two have arrived apparently safely and fully functional, which is fantastic!
Regarding Perseverance, I know NASA is starting coverage on Thursday at 11:15a PST/2:15p EST. Does anyone know the approximate time it is supposed to be down and landed?
Tugg
Tugger wrote:Wow, so no one seems to care? I guess the "big dog" is Perseverance (with Ingenuity) but the first two have arrived apparently safely and fully functional, which is fantastic!
Regarding Perseverance, I know NASA is starting coverage on Thursday at 11:15a PST/2:15p EST. Does anyone know the approximate time it is supposed to be down and landed?
Tugg
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure ... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
Our best estimate of a targeted flight date is fluid right now, but we are working toward achieving these milestones and will set a flight date next week.
bajs11 wrote:historically significant as the first flight of the first jet powered aircraft
bikerthai wrote:bajs11 wrote:historically significant as the first flight of the first jet powered aircraft
You will probably right. Few will remember this flight 50 years from now.
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GDB wrote:Success! First initial test flight/hover!
flyingturtle wrote:Yay! It's amazing how confident the engineers have grown, after Pathfinder, Sojourner and other rovers.
Now it's time for new a subforum, "Extraterrestrial Aviation"...
MadAstronaut wrote:On April 25, Ingenuity took its third flight. The altitude was the same, but the speed and distance significantly increased.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-flies-faster-farther-on-third-flight
MadAstronaut wrote:On April 25, Ingenuity took its third flight. The altitude was the same, but the speed and distance significantly increased.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-flies-faster-farther-on-third-flight
mxaxai wrote:MadAstronaut wrote:On April 25, Ingenuity took its third flight. The altitude was the same, but the speed and distance significantly increased.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-flies-faster-farther-on-third-flight
While the speed and range don't seem that great for Earth standards (2 m/s or 7 km/h is comparable to a light jog), it's orders of magnitude faster than any Marsian vehicle so far. Perserverance is one of the faster rovers with a top speed of 152 m/h, or .042 m/s.
A UAV that can carry samples or take measurements could explore so much more area compared to a rover on its own.
mxaxai wrote:China's rover has successfully landed on Mars. https://spacenews.com/chinas-zhurong-ma ... -planitia/
MadAstronaut wrote:Guys! Chinese rover took its first drive on Mars and made China the second nation that managed to drive a rover on Mars. It happened 3 days ago.
bearnard123 wrote:MadAstronaut wrote:Guys! Chinese rover took its first drive on Mars and made China the second nation that managed to drive a rover on Mars. It happened 3 days ago.
That`s interesting! looking forward to getting to know something interesting from this Chinese rover. This is a great achievement for the Chinese space exploration department. Do you have more detailed information about this rover
bearnard123 wrote:MadAstronaut wrote:Guys! Chinese rover took its first drive on Mars and made China the second nation that managed to drive a rover on Mars. It happened 3 days ago.
That`s interesting! looking forward to getting to know something interesting from this Chinese rover. This is a great achievement for the Chinese space exploration department. Do you have more detailed information about this rover