Posted on 12/06/2022 9:23:55 AM PST by Ezekiel
An all-time high for the #MarsHelicopter!
Ingenuity completed Flight 35 over the weekend and set a new max altitude record, hitting 46 ft (14 meters) above the Martian surface.
See more stats in the flight log:
Flight: 35
Sol: 635
Date: Dec. 3, 2022
Horizontal Distance: 15m ~49ft.
Max Altitude: 14m ~46ft.
Max Groundspeed: 3 m/s ~6.7 mph
Duration: 52.0 seconds
Route of Flight: Airfield X
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Flight Log
Flights
35
(as of 12/3/22)
Distance Flown
7,407 meters
(~24,302 ft)
Highest Altitude
14 meters
(~46 ft)
Fastest Ground Speed
5.50 m/s
(12.3 mph)
Flight Time
~59.9 minutes
(3,591 seconds)
The 35th All Time High for the Mars Helicopter
Already flown longer than the Wright Brothers first flight.............
All done VFR without ATC clearance.
It's those little green men, bearing gifts.
I’m still waiting for the earth shattering Kaboom
I have trees taller than that!
How much did we pay to fly helicopter on mars??
I'm waiting for that promised big bang from KIC9832227.
Well, there's this thread for today:
Scientists are working on an official 'alien contact protocol' for when ET phones Earth
This is no time for penny-pinching! Ginny's the one.
The Beach Boys rejoiced to see her Day. And they saw her, and were glad!
Since Ginny was born at JPL, she is a genuine California girl.
Unlike all those Arizona girls on California beaches, Ginny is the real thing.
Long may she fly.
Exactly right!
Long may she fly.
Jan and Dean had the vision of her in her later years:
The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)
Go Ginny Go Ginny Go Ginny Go!
Oh when oh when will people finally understand that there's always a song?
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