Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Flight 55! 🔴

NASA ^ | August 15, 2023

[Ezekiel]

Flight 55
Sol 881
Date Aug. 12, 2023
Horizontal Distance 263.99 m ~866 ft
Max. Altitude 10 m ~33 ft
Max. Groundspeed 4.70 m/s ~10.5 mph
Duration 142.9 seconds
Route of Flight From Airfield Omicron To Airfield Pi

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Flights
55
(as of 8/12/23)

Distance Flown
12,503 meters
(~41,024 ft)

Highest Altitude
18 meters
(~59 ft)

Fastest Ground Speed
6.50 m/s
(14.5 mph)

Flight Time
~97.9 minutes
(5,874 seconds)

Image of the Week:
Mars Perseverance Sol 879: SuperCam Camera

This photo was selected by public vote and featured as "Image of the Week" for Week 130 (Aug. 6 - 12, 2023) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using the SuperCam Remote Micro-Imager, located at the top of the rover's mast.

This image was acquired on Aug. 10, 2023 (Sol 879) at the local mean solar time of 11:49:31.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP

[Ezekiel]

Glad you’re back!

I was actually responding to the no-life-on-Mars claim.

Those folks have been missing out on the Life of Ginny.

What’s her next trick? I hope NASA’s lack of a pre-flight update isn’t a habit, but perhaps it suggests that the initial proof of concept has turned routine.

They would be making a big mistake if they start treating Ginny as a ho-hum kind of girl. She’s got blades, and she’s not afraid to use them. 😆