Are images of the damage available to the public?
"Imagery revealing damage to the rotor blade arrived several days later."
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-three-years-on-mars-nasa...
Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not fly again
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#12Are images of the damage available to the public? "Imagery revealing damage to the rotor blade arrived several days later." https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-three-years-on-mars-nasa...
There is a picture of the helicopter that has arrows in your link, click next and you will see the tip of the blade in a shadow. :(
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#13Wasn't it only supposed to fly just a few time but it blew that number out of the water. Great job NASA engineers!
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#14They should auction it off. For pickup only, of course. I'd like to own the first helicopter on Mars.
It's going to be on display at the Visitor Center when your grandkids visit.
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#15Rest in Peace little dude
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#16Damage 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.
Budget-wise, it's not worth trying anything else. There is a lot of prop damage here:
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/e1-pia26243-...
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#17Damage 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.
Had the same thought but then wondered if the damage would cause vibration which would then lead to other issues.
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#18I'm pretty sure none of my terrestrial drones have lasted more than a few dozen flights—72 across the solar system is impressive engineering!
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#19I just interned at the NASA office (at Ames) that designed large chunks of and did a lot of flight planning / analysis for Ingenuity. It had some really awesome people behind it and its success inspired a number of new Mars rotorcraft missions (rotorcraft will be an integral part of Mars Sample Return). Flight is going to be a huge part of future solar system exploration efforts and Ingenuity paved the way.
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#20Designed for five, lasted 72, not too shabby.
I dunno, feels like they overshot it. They should talk to the engineers that made my washing machine. That thing was designed to outlast the warranty and, I'll be damned, they nailed it.