Mars Ingenuity - Yet another success

[SkyeHigh]

The Mars Ingenuity team have done it yet again.

Ingenuity Completes Its Fourth Flight - NASA Science

Ingenuity successfully completed its fourth flight today, and we couldn’t be happier. The helicopter took off at 10:49 a.m. EDT (7:49 a.m. PDT, or 12:33 local Mars time), climbing to an altitude of 16 feet (5 meters) before flying south approximately 436 feet (133 meters) and then back, for an...

mars.nasa.gov

Due to better than expected performance NASA are now planning to use Ingenuity as a scout looking for close by areas of interest for the Mars Perseverance Rover to examine as soon as it’s shake down is complete, which is currently ahead of schedule.

Judging on success so far it’ll be interesting to see what the next version of helicopter is capable of doing.

 

[RogerDH]

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[SkyeHigh]

The Mars Ingenuity team are now posting flight data on their blog. So far everything seems to be within predicted performance ranges.

What We’re Learning About Ingenuity’s Flight Control and Aerodynamic Performance - NASA Science

Before each of Ingenuity’s test flights, we upload instructions that describe precisely what the flight should look like. But when it comes time to fly, the helicopter is on its own and relies on a set of flight control algorithms that we developed here on Earth before Ingenuity was even...

mars.nasa.gov

 

[DavidT_ NZ]

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Now sending hohum to Mars would be a great idea …….. ? ?

 

[BudWalker]

The Mars Ingenuity team are now posting flight data on their blog. So far everything seems to be within predicted performance ranges.

What We’re Learning About Ingenuity’s Flight Control and Aerodynamic Performance - NASA Science

Before each of Ingenuity’s test flights, we upload instructions that describe precisely what the flight should look like. But when it comes time to fly, the helicopter is on its own and relies on a set of flight control algorithms that we developed here on Earth before Ingenuity was even...

mars.nasa.gov

It would be great if they were posting actual data instead of a few graphs derived from the data.

 

[Slade]

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.

 

[dave canada]

AND THE BEST RECEPTION WE CAN GET IS 5 MILES, more money !!!

 

[raylo32]

I hope someone at JPL doesn't hit RTH (Earth) by accident! ;-)

 

[Endeavor]

The Mars Ingenuity team have done it yet again.

Ingenuity Completes Its Fourth Flight - NASA Science

Ingenuity successfully completed its fourth flight today, and we couldn’t be happier. The helicopter took off at 10:49 a.m. EDT (7:49 a.m. PDT, or 12:33 local Mars time), climbing to an altitude of 16 feet (5 meters) before flying south approximately 436 feet (133 meters) and then back, for an...

mars.nasa.gov

Due to better than expected performance NASA are now planning to use Ingenuity as a scout looking for close by areas of interest for the Mars Perseverance Rover to examine as soon as it’s shake down is complete, which is currently ahead of schedule.

Judging on success so far it’ll be interesting to see what the next version of helicopter is capable of doing.

Major issues with this flight as it defiantly violates the VLOS rule plus it is a commercial flight and I doubt NASA is 107 certified. As usual the laws only pertain to the weak and defenseless