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NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 to fly a helicopter on Mars

Aggiunto 3 anni fa

NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) Altro...

Robert Moore

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William Lucas 3 anni fa 1

Why don't they call it a Drone instead of a Helicopter? They blades will need to be very large to get a grip in the low gas atmosphere!

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AWAAlum 3 anni fa 0

We weren't happy just polluting Earth?

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George Pepe 3 anni fa -1

Also, how are they going to get a helicopter out there this fast? Time warp!

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George Pepe 3 anni fa 0

Why bother? What a dumb idea.

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Dennis Fernkes 3 anni fa 1

I just wish them luck!

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John Gerty 3 anni fa 2

I just read that there is a small swatch of fabric from the original Wright Brother's airplane on the drone.

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George Pepe 3 anni fa 1

They also took one to the moon and one on the perseverance the rover.

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Jim DeTour 3 anni fa 1

If it starts collecting dust on the counter rotating props it can still develop unbalanced rotation. That's about all I can see going wrong. Kind of what having it sit around on the surface could promote.

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George Pepe 3 anni fa 0

Or it might just smother the engine and make it unusable. Like when a plane flies through the volcanic ash cloud or a car drives into a massive puddle

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