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NASA has unlocked the blades of glory on its Ingenuity helicopter ahead of the small rotorcraft s maiden flight on Mars this weekend.
The space agency called the reveal of the chopper blades mind-bottling in reference to a quote from the Will Ferrell ice skating movie Blades of Glory .
In a short clip shared on Twitter, the 4ft wide blades can be seen slowly unlocking on top of the tiny 19 inch tall helicopter, ahead of a spin up test in the coming days.
Ingenuity is set to take its first flight on April 11, which will see the copter take off, hover in place and then return for landing.
Sia joins NASA for Mars Rover inspired ‘Floating Through Space’ MV
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Sia joins NASA for Mars Rover inspired ‘Floating Through Space’ MV
Sia has teamed up with NASA to show off their success with the new Mars Rover Ingenuity helicopter via a music video (MV) titled
Floating Through Space.
The music video showcases NASA’s step-by-step process into creating Ingenuity, each of its failed attempts, as well as the first ever successful deployment.
For those unversed, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was a major component of NASA’s JPL Perseverance mission which landed on the surface of the red planet back in Feburary on the 18th.
NASA’s First Weather Report From Jezero Crater on Mars
Perseverance’s MEDA will help us understand how to prepare astronauts for a future on the Red Planet.
The weather often plays a role in our daily plans. You might put on a light jacket when the forecast calls for a cool breeze or delay your travel plans because of an impending storm. NASA engineers use weather data to inform their plans, too, which is why they’re analyzing the conditions millions of miles away on Mars.
The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) system aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover first powered on for 30 minutes Feb. 19, approximately one day after the rover touched down on the Red Planet. Around 8:25 p.m. PST that same day, engineers received initial data from MEDA.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity performs well before first flight
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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity is seen on the planet s surface on Monday, the 45th Martian day of the Perseverance rover mission. Photo courtesy of NASA
NASA s Mars rover Perseverance acquired this image of the Ingenuity helicopter on the planet s surface Sunday. Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo
NASA s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of the Ingenuity helicopter March 28 as the aircraft unfolded itself below the rover. Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo
April 7 (UPI) NASA s Mars helicopter Ingenuity, the first powered aircraft on another planet, is free of the Perseverance rover that carried it and appears to be functioning well ahead of its first flight on Sunday, the space agency said.