Linux Operated Helicopter Reaches Mars, To Fly Soon
Perseverance rover was accompanied by Ingenuity, a tiny linux powered helicopter. If everything goes well, Ingenuity will become the first powered flight on Mars.
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Perseverance rover was accompanied by Ingenuity, a tiny linux powered helicopter. If everything goes well, Ingenuity will become the first powered flight on Mars.
This week has been a big one for NASA and Mars, with the Perseverance rover landing on the Red Planet's surface. One of the more exciting experiments that
NASA said its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter sent a positive status update, saying its batteries and base station were working as they should be.
NASA scientists have received the first status report from the Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Friday, which was attached to the belly of the agency's Perseverance rover and landed on Mars on Thursday.
Getting to Mars and landing was only the beginning. Now that the Perseverance rover is on the surface it's time to check out its systems.