NASA successfully flew its four-pound helicopter from the surface of Mars early Monday, the first powered flight of an aircraft on another planet, a feat NASA officials compared to the Wright brothers first flight in 1903.
Inside the flight operations center at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, engineers broke into applausewhen confirmation of the flight arrived in a data burst that took about three hours to travel the 178 million miles from Mars to Earth.
The atmosphere in the room turned almost giddy when a still photo shot from the helicopter captured its shadow on the ground, followed by video of the aircraft’s flight.
[vc_btn title=”Continue reading (Subscription needed)” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Ftechnology%2F2021%2F04%2F19%2Fnasa-ingenuity-helicopter-mars%2F||target:%20_blank|”][vc_message message_box_style=”solid-icon” message_box_color=”blue”]WashingtonPost.com, excerpt posted on SouthFloridaReporter.com, April 19, 2021[/vc_message]
Disclaimer
The information contained in South Florida Reporter is for general information purposes only.
The South Florida Reporter assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents of the Service.
In no event shall the South Florida Reporter be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tort, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Service or the contents of the Service. The Company reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modifications to the contents of the Service at any time without prior notice.
The Company does not warrant that the Service is free of viruses or other harmful components
