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Martin68

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6. The helicopter's performance exceeded expectations by an enormous margin. Only a few experimental maneuvers were

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2024, 11:56 PM

Jan 2024

planned, but it kept going far beyond the design parameters. A huge success no matter what has happened at this stage. it was not designed to last more than a few days.

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NASA finds Ingenuity after losing contact with the Mars helicopter [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 2024 OP

They should ask Elmo, he's the self-driving expert /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #1

If it's lost it's too bad, but it was only hoped it could make 5 flights OnlinePoker Jan 2024 #2

NASA has a great record JoseBalow Jan 2024 #3

They took Scotty's advice to do that ArkansasDemocrat1 Jan 2024 #13

Maybe just give ity new ingen. C Moon Jan 2024 #4

Sooner or later, all that gritty sand, high winds, unfiltered UV, and wide temperature swings ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2024 #5

Built to last. Like the Voyager spacecraft. paleotn Jan 2024 #10

They got more time by tapping the emergency power reserve ArkansasDemocrat1 Jan 2024 #14

The helicopter's performance exceeded expectations by an enormous margin. Only a few experimental maneuvers were Martin68 Jan 2024 #6

Found it dcweed Jan 2024 #7

THANKS!!! Updated the OP. BumRushDaShow Jan 2024 #8

Love a happy ending! hueymahl Jan 2024 #9

Massive amounts of water were found on Mars. pfitz59 Jan 2024 #11

Somebody must have parked their Imperial Star Destroyer in the... LudwigPastorius Jan 2024 #12