Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
1–10 of 210 posts
Re: Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
#272 flights is a lot for an experimental craft, on Mars, running Linux.
Re: Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
#3Damage to the blade tip is apparent in the shadow. But I would try one more flight just to see how it fares in such conditions, if it can be corrected in software etc.
Re: Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
#4Designed for five, lasted 72, not too shabby.
Re: Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
#572 flights is a lot for an experimental craft, on Mars, running Linux.
With off-the-shelf components.
Re: Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
#6RIP little guy. This project was worth it for the marketing they got out it alone. I've seen so many stories about it since its launch. I hope it resonated with today's youth and gets them interested in space exploration.
Re: Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
#7Can they just do one more #YOLO flight at a high speed and high altitude as possible and see what happens? Seems more useful and fun than just leaving it to rot.
Re: Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
#8Can they just do one more #YOLO flight at a high speed and high altitude as possible and see what happens? Seems more useful and fun than just leaving it to rot.
Probably don't want any flying debris hitting the rover.
Re: Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
#9They should auction it off. For pickup only, of course.
I'd like to own the first helicopter on Mars.
Re: Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
#10Three years and over 70 flights. That is pure wonder! RIP little guy, you did well.