First flight on Mars!

[Journeyman]

It's just been confirmed that the Ingenuity helicopter made its first test flight, and all went as planned.

History has been made as humans made their first ever powered flight on another planet.

Incredible stuff.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight - NASA

Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at

www.nasa.gov

Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California confirmed the flight succeeded after receiving data from the helicopter via NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover at 6:46 a.m. EDT (3:46 a.m. PDT).

 

[scotrail158713]

Indeed. It is quite something when you think about it.

 

[Trackman]

Indeed. It is quite something when you think about it.

Mind boggling.

 

[Journeyman]

Indeed. It is quite something when you think about it.

Very much so. People might be rubbish sometimes, but this shows what we can do if we put our heads together.

 

[nlogax]

Utterly inspiring. We've had sound from Mars and now we've got powered flight. These technological advances are hugely encouraging even though we're still at least fifteen - twenty years from humans landing there.

 

[Carlisle]

even though we're still at least fifteen - twenty years from humans landing there.

Very unlikely, I recall similar timeframes being suggested at least 15 years ago

 

[ComUtoR]

I can't wait for the high res images !

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I did hear this announced as "the first ever powered flight on another planet"... I understand a bunch of rednecks got angry because technically as far as they were concerned it was just the first powered flight achieved by humans on another planet...

 

[nlogax]

Very unlikely, I recall similar timeframes being suggested at least 15 years ago

True, it's a fairly consistent 15 year wait.

 

[BananaRepublic]

Michael O’Leary will be working out the pro’s and con’s of setting up Ryanair routes across Mars, as we speak.
Oxygen an extra add-on, but only if you purchase priority boarding as well.