Posted on 05/08/2021 2:25:04 PM PDT by algore
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed its fifth flight on the Red Planet today with its first one-way journey from Wright Brothers Field to an airfield 423 feet (129 meters) to the south. After arrival above its new airfield, Ingenuity climbed to an altitude record of 33 feet (10 meters) and captured high-resolution color images of its new neighborhood before touching down.
The flight represents the rotorcraft's transition to its new operations demonstration phase. This phase will focus on investigating what kind of capabilities a rotorcraft operating from Mars can provide. Examples include scouting, aerial observations of areas not accessible by a rover, and detailed stereo imaging from atmospheric altitudes. These operations and the lessons learned from them could significantly benefit future aerial exploration of Mars and other worlds.
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Shouldn’t there only be one one-way trip?
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The NASA drone, even so far away, was able to search for duplicate posts.
Dave Bowman “My God, it’s full of stars”. Or is that a different monolith?
but not the exclusive seen here first picture !
A three hour cruise?
I hope that doesn’t mean they lost it :).
It is really in the Utah desert. A scientist I have never heard of said so on his blog
We want to know about this previously taken NASA photo taken by Curiosity Rover:
“ Why are they wasting time looking at rocks.....”
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Because if they fly far enough away, they’ll get footage of the Vote Audit in Maricopa County.
I knew there had to be an ulterior motive.
This is so cool. After such a rotten, horrible year, to see American technology and science prove once again we are the best is a wonderful feeling.
Picture....
If you touch it you get a mind message “Ape must never kill ape.”
Then you say “Ok, now let me take my hand off.”
Followed by “I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
See? Like Godzilla Versus Kong we have the makings a a dual sequel movie here.
LOL!
“To an airfield”
Wow!
We already have an airfield on Mars!
Do we have a golf course, too?
She’s wearing a mask and carrying an umbrella. Proves there’s rain on that planet?
That’s just tall hole in that rock. Near the top pf the hole you can see the daylight hitting the ground behind the rock.
And how tall is the hole? 12’? 12”? 1.2”?
She looks too small to be a girlfriend.
And all that hair on her lower half.... is she French?
Once you’ve had Martian, you never can go back to earth.
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