It flies!!

[skuthorp]

MARS Helicopter takes off, hovers, comes down!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm8HBIHdfOY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lLh-rFyQss

[WX]

Impressive.

[Dave Hadfield]

But... if it flies over a snail shell, will anyone see it?

[sailnstink]

Fake. We're supposed to believe we went to the moon, lost the technology to go to the moon and are now flying remote control helicopters on Mars. Doesn't compute. I could see a jetskier failing for it, but for us no way.

[WX]

Fake. We're supposed to believe we went to the moon, lost the technology to go to the moon and are now flying remote control helicopters on Mars. Doesn't compute. I could see a jetskier failing for it, but for us no way.

Oh dear, you are one of them.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Neat. In no way taking away from the accomplishment of first flight on another planet, I'm most impressed by the fact that we can launch essentially a Jeep to Mars, land it, and have it drive around taking scientific measurements for months/years. The fact that it can deploy and fly a tiny helicopter is even better. Both are awesome accomplishments and mankind should be proud.

[WX]

It's a damn sight more constructive than bombing people.
I'm just annoyed that all the really good stuff will happen after I join the ex-parrot.

[skuthorp]

OTOH Gary, so will the worst effects of climate change, whick may truncate much else.

[ron ll]

Ingenuity still flying, faster, higher, longer after two months.