NASA’s Mars helicopter is exceeding expectations in every way

bgrpro65 mai 07, 2021

NASA's Mars helicopter has already completed four flights on the Red Planet. According to the Ingenuity team, it's completed everything it needs to in order to be considered a success, but it's not done yet. In fact, the limits that NASA thought it would have to deal with during the helicopter's testing don't appear to be that big of a deal anymore, and that's great news for the scientists that want to push the helicopter to its absolute limits.

In a new blog post on NASA's Mars science website, Josh Ravich of the Ingenuity team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals the group's feelings about the helicopter's performance thus far. To put it simply, the helicopter has totally crushed it, and the tiny chopper appears to be dealing with all of the hazards of the Martian surface easily. The group had feared that the helicopter might suffer breakdowns early on, but that never happened, and it's performing so well that the Ingenuity team is pivoting to a longer testing timeline.