Mars Dragonfly Flexes It's Muscles And Is Successful

[AProudLefty]

Now let's see how it does on it's second attempt to lift off.

This image from NASA’s Perseverance rover shows the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter right after it successfully completed a high-speed spin-up test. It was captured by the Mastcam-Z instrument on Perseverance on April 16, 2021 (the 55th sol, or Martian day, of the rover’s mission). The image has been slightly processed (stretched and cropped).

https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25811/ingenuity-right-after-a-spin/

As they would say, "the third time is the charm".

 

[ThatOwlWoman]

It flies!

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/world/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-first-flight-scn-trnd/index.html

 

[AProudLefty]

It flies!

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/world/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-first-flight-scn-trnd/index.html

 

[Dutch Uncle]

live in 112 minutes/1 hour 52 minutes. 1300 Central?

 

[AProudLefty]

live in 112 minutes/1 hour 52 minutes. 1300 Central?

YAY!!! Thanks!

 

[Dutch Uncle]

YAY!!! Thanks!

I set my alarm for 1245 and will have it up on the television using the NASA app. If it's not there, I'll use the Youtube link.

Now, I'll go put in a hard 90 minutes of work before coming back to watch it.

 

[AProudLefty]

20 more minutes.

 

[AProudLefty]

5 minutes left.

 

[AProudLefty]

LOL. They just did the "Demolition Man" handshake. Prophetic.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

3D model of the helicopter for download: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25043/mars-ingenuity-helicopter-3d-model/

 

[AProudLefty]

3D model of the helicopter for download: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25043/mars-ingenuity-helicopter-3d-model/

Can 3D print it?

 

[AProudLefty]

Lots of talking, lots of face masks, lots of air high fives.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

It looks like it took off easily enough. Plenty of power and lift.

 

[AProudLefty]

THERE IT IS!!!!

 

[AProudLefty]

LOL. That lady sure is excited! Looked like she was about to burst into tears.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Can 3D print it?

I haven't got it working yet but suspect it's a computer model.

 

[AProudLefty]

Video of the liftoff.

 

[AProudLefty]

I haven't got it working yet but suspect it's a computer model.

Yeah. Would be nice to print it for display at your home.

 

[Controlled Opposition]

What's the point?

 

[AProudLefty]

What's the point?

What's the point of living?