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The Ingenuity Mars helicopter safely flew to a new location after four historical trips. The 4-pound chopper took a one-way trip to its new airfield on Friday.
Ingenuity took off from Wright Brothers Field, much like previous flights, except it s not coming back.
Space.com said the flight took off at 3:26 p.m. ET, or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time. Around 7:31 p.m. ET, Ingenuity shared the data back to NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
(Photo: Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Ingenuity rose 16 feet (5 meters) into the air and soared 423 feet (129 meters) south this time. This retraces the route the helicopter took while scouting for the next spot on its fourth flight.
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NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has added many firsts to its kitty. After becoming the first to test power flight on another world and to capture the colour image of the Martian su
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Assistant professor Peng Wei said GW s portion of the NASA grant will cover expenses for tools like unmanned aerial vehicles and weather sensors.
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An engineering professor received a $2.5 million grant from NASA to develop the first-ever safety system for small self-flying airplanes last month.
Peng Wei, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, received the three-year NASA System-Wide Safety grant to develop a safety system for air mobility vehicles – small pilotless passenger airplanes that people will be able to use as an “air taxi” for transportation in the sky. Wei said he is creating a system that will make urban air mobility, the use of autonomous planes in the sky, safe and effective at alleviating traffic congestion on the ground in cities.
NASA s Mars Helicopter Survives First Cold Martian Night on Its Own
Ingenuity Deployed on Mars: NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter can be seen on Mars as viewed by the Perseverance rover’s rear Hazard Camera on April 4, 2021, the 44th Martian day, or sol of the mission. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Full image and caption ›
Making it through the frigid Martian temperatures after being deployed by NASA’s Perseverance rover is a major milestone for the small rotorcraft.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has emerged from its first night on the surface of Mars.
Evening temperatures at Jezero Crater can plunge as low as minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 90 degrees Celsius), which can freeze and crack unprotected electrical components and damage the onboard batteries required for flight. Surviving that first night after being deployed from where it was attached to the belly of NASA’s Perseverance rover on April 3 is a major milestone for the 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) rotorcraft. In