NASA makes History by Flying Helicopter on Mars
NASA miniature Robot Helicopter Ingenuity performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars Early on Monday; achieving the 1st Powered, controlled Flight by an Aircraft over the surface of another World, the US 🇺🇸 Space agency said.
NASA Expects to receive images and videos of the Flight that mission Engineers hope to capture using cameras mounted on the Helicopter.
The space agency is promising more adventurous flights in the days ahead.
Ingenuity will be commanded to Fly higher and further as engineers seek to test the limits of the technology.
Getting airborne on the Red Planet is not Easy. The atmosphere is very thin; just 1% of the Density here on Earth. This gives the Blades on a rotorcraft very little to bite into to Gain Lift.
Ingenuity was therefore made extremely light and Given the Power (a Peak Power of 350 watts) to turn those blades Extremely fast – at over 2,500 Revolutions per minute for this particular Flight.
Ingenuity will undertake several additional, Lengthier flights in the weeks ahead; though it will need to Rest 4 to 5 days in between each to recharge its batteries.
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