NASA s Mars Helicopter to make first flight attempt on Sunday ANI | Updated: Apr 10, 2021 06:45 IST
Washington [US], April 10 (ANI): NASA s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is two days away from making humanity s first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. If all proceeds as planned, the 4-pound (1.8-kg) rotorcraft is expected to take off from Mars Jezero Crater on Sunday at 12:30 pm local Mars solar time, hovering 10 feet (3 meters) above the surface for up to 30 seconds.
Mission control specialists at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California expect to receive the first data from the first flight attempt the following morning at around 4:15 a.m. EDT (1:15 a.m. PDT). NASA TV will air live coverage of the team as they receive the data, with commentary beginning at 3:30 a.m. EDT (12:30 a.m. PDT).
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NASA s Mars Helicopter to make first flight attempt tomorrow
NASA s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is two days away from making humanity s first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.Â
If all proceeds as planned, the 4-pound (1.8-kg) rotorcraft is expected to take off from Mars Jezero Crater on Sunday at 12:30 pm local Mars solar time, hovering 10 feet (3 meters) above the surface for up to 30 seconds.
Mission control specialists at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California expect to receive the first data from the first flight attempt the following morning at around 4:15 a.m. EDT (1:15 a.m. PDT). NASA TV will air live coverage of the team as they receive the data, with commentary beginning at 3:30 a.m. EDT (12:30 a.m. PDT).