Editorial: A little drone on Mars shows we can be great
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter can be seen on Mars as viewed by the Perseverance rover’s rear Hazard Camera on April 4, 2021. (Credit: NASA) As we on the North Fork and across America ponder the atrocious mess our national politicians have made of this country, there’s one thing we don’t seem to be talking about: a tiny American helicopter flew above the surface of Mars last week. Yes, that’s right. If you somehow missed it, a drone controlled by NASA scientists from 180 million miles away flew above the surface of Mars, the very first time — as far as anyone k...