Subdeacon Joe Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasas-downed-ingenuity-helicopter-has-a-last-gift-for-humanity-but-well-have-to-go-to-mars-to-get-it "The Ingenuity mission's initial goal was to fly five missions across 30 days. But the tiny chopper ended up flying 72 times on Mars, spending more than two hours in the air and traveling 14 times farther than initially planned, according to a statement by NASA." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 There have been several of our interplanetary missions that have far exceeded expectations!! Yes! A few were duds, but we seem to have more successes than we do failures!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 That’s Ingenuity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 It’s like Scotty on Star Trek. Declare something to be really hard then exceed expectations so you look like a genius. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 2 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Declare something to be really hard But designing, building, and flying a helicopter in the Martian atmosphere actually was really hard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I get such a kick out of this. Imagine having the ability to go back in time and convincing people, people in power that this is true. Imagine how far we would be today in space technology and travel due to the scary perception that Mars is inhabited by robots. Sometimes fear can be a great motivator. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 13 hours ago, Pat Riot said: I get such a kick out of this. Imagine having the ability to go back in time and convincing people, people in power that this is true. Imagine how far we would be today in space technology and travel due to the scary perception that Mars is inhabited by robots. Sometimes fear can be a great motivator. We all know that's not true! The inhabitants of Mars look like 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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