The NASA Ingenuity reconnaissance helicopter experienced an anomaly during the sixth flight to Mars – a failure of the navigation system. This is reported by NASA Science. It was planned that Ingenuity will rise to a height of 10 meters, fly 150 meters southwest at a speed of 4 m / s, then, taking […]
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They wanted to send the Martian helicopter on a record voyage, but it did not take off. The reason is named
On April 29, the Ingenuity mini-helicopter did not complete its planned fourth flight at Jezero Crater on Mars. This was announced by a mission operator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. They write that the problem identified earlier is that every time the helicopter tries to take off, with a 15% probability, the watchdog timer […]
NASA Drone In Flight Filmed The Perseverance Rover: It Is Not Easy To See It – Photo
The Ingenuity drone on Mars has photographed the Perseverance rover in flight. This is reported on Twitter by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The shot was reportedly taken when Ingenuity was at a height of five meters and a distance of approximately 85 meters from the rover. NASA suggests checking if you can find Perseverance […]
Martian Helicopter Flew Out Of Frame: Video
On April 25, at 11:31 am Kiev time, the Ingenuity mini-helicopter made the third ever flight in the atmosphere of Mars, this time with an impressive lateral movement, and not just ascent / landing with minimal lateral movement. Ingenuity’s two previous flights – 39 and 52 seconds – took place on April 19 and […]
Mission Perseverance. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter takes its first photo on Mars
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, which was on Mars with the Perseverance rover, took its first photo on the red planet. This is reported on the NASA Science Mars Exploration Program website. As noted, the picture was taken on April 3, when the helicopter was under the rover and was preparing to descend to the surface. […]
Fragile helicopter “survived” the harsh Martian night: fresh photos from another planet
The Ingenuity miniature helicopter, which was lowered to the surface of Mars from the bottom of the Perseverance rover on April 4, has successfully “survived” its first independent night, when temperatures can drop to -90 ° C and damage its microcircuits and batteries. This was reported by the US Aerospace Administration. NASA clarified that […]
The Perseverance Rover Fired At The “strange Stone” With A Laser And Showed It – Photo
NASA’s Perseverance rover fired at a “strange rock” on Mars. This was reported on the rover’s Twitter page. “While the helicopter (drone reconnaissance Ingenuity, – ed.) is getting ready, I can’t help but study the nearby stones. This strange stone made my scientific team exchange many hypotheses, “write NASA’s CMM managers on behalf of […]
The Helicopter-drone Was Installed On The Surface Of Mars. There Is A Date For The First Flight In History – Photo
Attached to the bottom of the American Perseverance rover, the Ingenuity reconnaissance helicopter was lowered to the surface of the Red Planet. This can be seen from the photographs from the archive of “raw” images on the website of the US Aerospace Administration. The flying drone was not fixed to the rover in a […]
American reconnaissance drone on Mars began to deploy in flight form – photo
Attached to the bottom of the American rover Perseverance, the Ingenuity reconnaissance helicopter began to be lowered to the surface of the Red Planet. This can be seen from photographs from the archive of “raw” images on the NASA website. There are no reports of the beginning of the process on the resources of the […]
A new inhabitant on Mars: the United States successfully landed the Perseverance rover with a helicopter-drone
Seven months of travel from Earth, during which the spacecraft of the Mars 2020 mission covered almost half a billion kilometers, ended late in the evening of February 18 with the successful landing of the American Perseverance rover in the Jezero crater on Mars. The event was broadcast by the US Aerospace Administration. They […]