A new thread for Perseverance items.
Hear Perseverance’s laser zap rock and Martian wind in new recordings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZw9MhgWjHQ
The laser tapping noise is a bit nothing but the wind is evocative.
Thanks for restarting the thread.
Bubblecar said:
A new thread for Perseverance items.Hear Perseverance’s laser zap rock and Martian wind in new recordings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZw9MhgWjHQ
The laser tapping noise is a bit nothing but the wind is evocative.
“SuperCam laser”, what a nice evocative name for a scientific instrument.
It’s an impressive vehicle, was reading about the motherboards they use and the temperature and radiation specs required for them to work in
I mean the laser zap is probably what you’d expect but yeah the breeze is relaxing
No news?
mollwollfumble said:
No news?
Who is Percy Verance?
mollwollfumble said:
No news?
Sol 24 on Mars.
10,454 images collectred so far.
eg.
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/image-of-the-week/
This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 4 (Mar. 07 – Mar. 13, 2021) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Right Navigation Camera (Navcam). The camera is located high on the rover’s mast and aids in driving.
This image was acquired on Mar. 9, 2021 (Sol 18) at the local mean solar time of 17:08:49.
Bubblecar said:
This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 4 (Mar. 07 – Mar. 13, 2021) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Right Navigation Camera (Navcam). The camera is located high on the rover’s mast and aids in driving.
This image was acquired on Mar. 9, 2021 (Sol 18) at the local mean solar time of 17:08:49.
Ah, just noticed moll has already posted it.
Bubblecar said:
This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 4 (Mar. 07 – Mar. 13, 2021) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Right Navigation Camera (Navcam). The camera is located high on the rover’s mast and aids in driving.
This image was acquired on Mar. 9, 2021 (Sol 18) at the local mean solar time of 17:08:49.
Shopped.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 4 (Mar. 07 – Mar. 13, 2021) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Right Navigation Camera (Navcam). The camera is located high on the rover’s mast and aids in driving.
This image was acquired on Mar. 9, 2021 (Sol 18) at the local mean solar time of 17:08:49.
Shopped.
There are plenty of shopped photos from Perserverence. Interesting though that no-one shopped a gumleaf into photo number 2.
Sound file at link:
Another First: Perseverance Captures the Sounds of Driving on Mars
As the Perseverance rover began to make tracks on the surface of Mars, a sensitive microphone it carries scored a first: the bangs, pings, and rattles of the robot’s six wheels as they rolled over Martian terrain.
“A lot of people, when they see the images, don’t appreciate that the wheels are metal,” said Vandi Verma, a senior engineer and rover driver at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
“When you’re driving with these wheels on rocks, it’s actually very noisy.”
https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8892/another-first-perseverance-captures-the-sounds-of-driving-on-mars/
The little helicopter aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover has gotten its first look at the Red Planet.
The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper, a technology demonstration named Ingenuity, traveled to Mars attached to Perseverance’s belly. Over the weekend, Perseverance dropped the debris shield that protected Ingenuity during the rover’s epic Feb. 18 touchdown on the floor of Jezero Crater.
The move helps pave the way for Ingenuity’s test flights, which could take place as soon as the first week of April.
“Away goes the debris shield, and here’s our first look at the helicopter. It’s stowed sideways, folded up and locked in place, so there’s some reverse origami to do before I can set it down. First though, I’ll be off to the designated ‘helipad,’ a couple days’ drive from here,” NASA officials wrote Sunday (March 21) via the rover’s official Twitter account.
https://www.space.com/mars-perseverance-rover-helicopter-ingenuity-unveiled
Bubblecar said:
The little helicopter aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover has gotten its first look at the Red Planet.The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper, a technology demonstration named Ingenuity, traveled to Mars attached to Perseverance’s belly. Over the weekend, Perseverance dropped the debris shield that protected Ingenuity during the rover’s epic Feb. 18 touchdown on the floor of Jezero Crater.
The move helps pave the way for Ingenuity’s test flights, which could take place as soon as the first week of April.
“Away goes the debris shield, and here’s our first look at the helicopter. It’s stowed sideways, folded up and locked in place, so there’s some reverse origami to do before I can set it down. First though, I’ll be off to the designated ‘helipad,’ a couple days’ drive from here,” NASA officials wrote Sunday (March 21) via the rover’s official Twitter account.
https://www.space.com/mars-perseverance-rover-helicopter-ingenuity-unveiled
Litterbugs.
Bubblecar said:
The little helicopter aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover has gotten its first look at the Red Planet.The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper, a technology demonstration named Ingenuity, traveled to Mars attached to Perseverance’s belly. Over the weekend, Perseverance dropped the debris shield that protected Ingenuity during the rover’s epic Feb. 18 touchdown on the floor of Jezero Crater.
The move helps pave the way for Ingenuity’s test flights, which could take place as soon as the first week of April.
“Away goes the debris shield, and here’s our first look at the helicopter. It’s stowed sideways, folded up and locked in place, so there’s some reverse origami to do before I can set it down. First though, I’ll be off to the designated ‘helipad,’ a couple days’ drive from here,” NASA officials wrote Sunday (March 21) via the rover’s official Twitter account.
https://www.space.com/mars-perseverance-rover-helicopter-ingenuity-unveiled
Typical, take off the wrapping and toss it aside. Soon Mars will be like Bondi Beach.
Bubblecar said:
The little helicopter aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover has gotten its first look at the Red Planet.The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper, a technology demonstration named Ingenuity, traveled to Mars attached to Perseverance’s belly. Over the weekend, Perseverance dropped the debris shield that protected Ingenuity during the rover’s epic Feb. 18 touchdown on the floor of Jezero Crater.
The move helps pave the way for Ingenuity’s test flights, which could take place as soon as the first week of April.
“Away goes the debris shield, and here’s our first look at the helicopter. It’s stowed sideways, folded up and locked in place, so there’s some reverse origami to do before I can set it down. First though, I’ll be off to the designated ‘helipad,’ a couple days’ drive from here,” NASA officials wrote Sunday (March 21) via the rover’s official Twitter account.
https://www.space.com/mars-perseverance-rover-helicopter-ingenuity-unveiled
Not getting an oil change then?
Meanwhile on Mars:
NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. Before the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) rotorcraft can attempt its first flight, however, both it and its team must meet a series of daunting milestones.
Bubblecar said:
Meanwhile on Mars:NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. Before the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) rotorcraft can attempt its first flight, however, both it and its team must meet a series of daunting milestones.
“The rover currently is in transit to the “airfield” where Ingenuity will attempt to fly. Once deployed, Ingenuity will have 30 Martian days, or sols, (31 Earth days) to conduct its test flight campaign.”
Excellent.
“Flying in a controlled manner on Mars is far more difficult than flying on Earth.”
Technically, yes. Legally, no.
“To survive the frigid Martian nights, it must have enough energy to power internal heaters.”
I wan’t expecting that.
“Before Ingenuity takes its first flight on Mars, it must be squarely in the middle of its airfield – a 10-by-10-meter patch of Martian real estate chosen for its flatness and lack of obstructions.”
The helicopter deployment process will take about six sols . On the first sol, the team on Earth will activate a bolt-breaking device, releasing a locking mechanism that helped hold the helicopter firmly against the rover’s belly during launch and Mars landing. The following sol, they will fire a cable-cutting pyrotechnic device, enabling the mechanized arm that holds Ingenuity to begin rotating the helicopter out of its horizontal position. This is also when the rotorcraft will extend two of its four landing legs.
During the third sol of the deployment sequence, a small electric motor will finish rotating Ingenuity until it latches, bringing the helicopter completely vertical. During the fourth sol, the final two landing legs will snap into position. On each of those four sols, the Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering (WATSON) imager will take confirmation shots of Ingenuity as it incrementally unfolds into its flight configuration. In its final position, the helicopter will hang suspended at about 13 centimeters over the Martian surface. At that point, only a single bolt and a couple dozen tiny electrical contacts will connect the helicopter to Perseverance. On the fifth sol of deployment, the team will use the final opportunity to utilize Perseverance as a power source and charge Ingenuity’s six battery cells.
On the sixth and final scheduled sol of this deployment phase, the team will need to confirm three things: that Ingenuity’s four legs are firmly on the surface of Jezero Crater, that the rover did, indeed, drive about 5 meters away, and that both helicopter and rover are communicating via their onboard radios. This milestone also initiates the 30-sol clock during which time all preflight checks and flight tests must take place.
“There are no science instruments onboard”
Two cameras. The B/W “helicopter’s own Navigation Camera” and “helicopter’s high-resolution color camera”.
No second flight? :-(
Bubblecar said:
The little helicopter aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover has gotten its first look at the Red Planet.The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper, a technology demonstration named Ingenuity, traveled to Mars attached to Perseverance’s belly. Over the weekend, Perseverance dropped the debris shield that protected Ingenuity during the rover’s epic Feb. 18 touchdown on the floor of Jezero Crater.
The move helps pave the way for Ingenuity’s test flights, which could take place as soon as the first week of April.
“Away goes the debris shield, and here’s our first look at the helicopter. It’s stowed sideways, folded up and locked in place, so there’s some reverse origami to do before I can set it down. First though, I’ll be off to the designated ‘helipad,’ a couple days’ drive from here,” NASA officials wrote Sunday (March 21) via the rover’s official Twitter account.
https://www.space.com/mars-perseverance-rover-helicopter-ingenuity-unveiled
Ta for that. I missed the post earlier.
A bit more unfolded.
Perseverance lasers odd rock and new Mars panorama in latest pics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYsFNq6AZDE
Bubblecar said:
Perseverance lasers odd rock and new Mars panorama in latest picshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYsFNq6AZDE
Perseverance Lasers?
Don’t remember them.
Which year were they?
Perseverance drops Ingenuity helicopter on Mars! First Pics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ALZjxTZ7w
Bubblecar said:
Perseverance drops Ingenuity helicopter on Mars! First Picshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ALZjxTZ7w
Nice. Why are they waiting another 6 days to try it out?
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Perseverance drops Ingenuity helicopter on Mars! First Picshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ALZjxTZ7w
Nice. Why are they waiting another 6 days to try it out?
Battery charging + lots of checks and balances.
“Once we cut the cord with Perseverance and drop those final 5 inches to the surface, we want to have our big friend drive away as quickly as possible so we can get the Sun’s rays on our solar panel and begin recharging our batteries,” said Balaram.
On the sixth and final scheduled sol of this deployment phase, the team will need to confirm three things: that Ingenuity’s four legs are firmly on the surface of Jezero Crater, that the rover did, indeed, drive about 16 feet (about 5 meters) away, and that both helicopter and rover are communicating via their onboard radios. This milestone also initiates the 30-sol clock during which time all preflight checks and flight tests must take place.
https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8896/nasa-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-prepares-for-first-flight/
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Perseverance drops Ingenuity helicopter on Mars! First Picshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ALZjxTZ7w
Nice. Why are they waiting another 6 days to try it out?
Battery charging + lots of checks and balances.
“Once we cut the cord with Perseverance and drop those final 5 inches to the surface, we want to have our big friend drive away as quickly as possible so we can get the Sun’s rays on our solar panel and begin recharging our batteries,” said Balaram.
On the sixth and final scheduled sol of this deployment phase, the team will need to confirm three things: that Ingenuity’s four legs are firmly on the surface of Jezero Crater, that the rover did, indeed, drive about 16 feet (about 5 meters) away, and that both helicopter and rover are communicating via their onboard radios. This milestone also initiates the 30-sol clock during which time all preflight checks and flight tests must take place.
https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8896/nasa-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-prepares-for-first-flight/
Ta. I thought battery charge might be one reason.
Can’t wait to see it fly.
Michael V said:
Nice. Why are they waiting another 6 days to try it out?
To build the buzz
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity spins rotor blades motors for the first time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3hcFHxgHlU
Bubblecar said:
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity spins rotor blades motors for the first timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3hcFHxgHlU
Ta. Things are looking good!
NASA Delays Ingenuity’s First Flight on Mars Due to Test-Spin Alert
NASA has delayed the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars helicopter after a crucial test-spin of the drone’s rotor blades abruptly stopped.
This was the last major test to make sure the helicopter would be ready for its first flight, which was originally scheduled for early Monday.
Now NASA has delayed the historic liftoff — which would mark the first powered, controlled flight on another planet – to Wednesday.
https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-delays-ingenuity-s-first-flight-on-mars-due-to-test-spin-alert
Work Progresses Toward Ingenuity’s First Flight on Mars
The Ingenuity team has identified a software solution for the command sequence issue identified on Sol 49 (April 9) during a planned high-speed spin-up test of the helicopter’s rotors. Over the weekend, the team considered and tested multiple potential solutions to this issue, concluding that minor modification and reinstallation of Ingenuity’s flight control software is the most robust path forward. This software update will modify the process by which the two flight controllers boot up, allowing the hardware and software to safely transition to the flight state. Modifications to the flight software are being independently reviewed and validated today and tomorrow in testbeds at JPL.
While the development of the new software change is straightforward, the process of validating it and completing its uplink to Ingenuity will take some time. A detailed timeline for rescheduling the high-speed spin-up test and first flight is still in process. The process of updating Ingenuity’s flight control software will follow established processes for validation with careful and deliberate steps to move the new software through the rover to the base station and then to the helicopter. Intermediate milestones include:
• Diagnose the issue and develop potential solutions
• Develop/validate and upload software
• Load flight software onto flight controllers
• Boot Ingenuity on new flight software
Once we have passed these milestones, we will prepare Ingenuity for its first flight, which will take several sols, or Mars days. Our best estimate of a targeted flight date is fluid right now, but we are working toward achieving these milestones and will set a flight date next week. We are confident in the team’s ability to work through this challenge and prepare for Ingenuity’s historic first controlled powered flight on another planet.
Ingenuity continues to be healthy on the surface on Mars. Critical functions such as power, communications, and thermal control are stable. It is not unexpected for a technology demonstration like this to encounter challenges that need to be worked in real time. The high-risk, high-reward approach we have taken to the first powered, controlled flight on another planet allows us to push the performance envelope in ways we could not with a mission designed to last for years such as Perseverance. In the meantime, while the Ingenuity team does its work, Perseverance will continue to do science with its suite of instruments and is gearing up for a test of the MOXIE technology demonstration.
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/290/work-progresses-toward-ingenuity-s-first-flight-on-mars
Dust Devil behind Ingenuity Mars Helicopter photographed by Perseverance Rover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4zOkLxEFHI
Witty Rejoinder said:
Can’t find thread:NASA again postpones historic Ingenuity helicopter flight on Mars
The flight, originally set for Sunday, now won’t happen before next weekBy
Dalvin Brown
April 14, 2021 at 2:19 a.m. GMT+10NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter project on Mars is having trouble getting off the ground.
The space agency’s much-buzzed-about first powered flight on another planet has been rescheduled a second time because of technical concerns.
Initially, NASA’s “Wright brothers moment” was slated for Sunday but was pushed back to Wednesday after the space agency discovered an issue with the aircraft’s rotors. Then, late Monday, NASA said it is pushing the launch back again to modify and reinstall the helicopter’s flight control software.
The situation is now “fluid,” the space administration says.
Read More:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/13/mars-ingenuity-helicopter-delay/?
Bubblecar said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Can’t find thread:NASA again postpones historic Ingenuity helicopter flight on Mars
The flight, originally set for Sunday, now won’t happen before next weekBy
Dalvin Brown
April 14, 2021 at 2:19 a.m. GMT+10NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter project on Mars is having trouble getting off the ground.
The space agency’s much-buzzed-about first powered flight on another planet has been rescheduled a second time because of technical concerns.
Initially, NASA’s “Wright brothers moment” was slated for Sunday but was pushed back to Wednesday after the space agency discovered an issue with the aircraft’s rotors. Then, late Monday, NASA said it is pushing the launch back again to modify and reinstall the helicopter’s flight control software.
The situation is now “fluid,” the space administration says.
Read More:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/13/mars-ingenuity-helicopter-delay/?
An issue with the rotors? are they important?
mollwollfumble said:
Perseverence and Ingenuity.The helicopter is getting ready to fly. Tomorrow.
A gif of resting the rotors.
Making tracks. 270 metres of travel.
First test flight is expected on Monday (tomorrow) USA time. “Meet us in mission control April 19 at 6:15am ET (10:15am UTC)”.
Am I right in thinking that’s 8:15 pm 19 Apr Eastern Australia time?
Should be 12:15 am AEST.
Bubblecar said:
mollwollfumble said:
Perseverence and Ingenuity.The helicopter is getting ready to fly. Tomorrow.
A gif of resting the rotors.
Making tracks. 270 metres of travel.
First test flight is expected on Monday (tomorrow) USA time. “Meet us in mission control April 19 at 6:15am ET (10:15am UTC)”.
Am I right in thinking that’s 8:15 pm 19 Apr Eastern Australia time?
Should be 12:15 am AEST.
Um, sorry, I was working backwards :)
Yes you’re right, 8:15 pm tomorrow.
Bubblecar said:
Um, sorry, I was working backwards :)
Try – https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter-classic.html – for your calculations
Live feed from 8:15 tonight AEST.
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/#Watch-Online
Bump
Now streaming.
at least if it crashes it won’t burn.
ChrispenEvan said:
at least if it crashes it won’t burn.
Maybe – Lithium batteries, especially the lightweight ones that they’re no doubt using, can catch fire without too much provocation. I believe that they don’t need oxygen to burn. For example when an EV (very rarely) catches on fire it takes huge amounts of water to get it under control, and even then they can still re-ignite days later.
Anyway fingers crossed it’ll go well.
No sound.
OK, processing shortly.
I have a bigger monitor than that fellow.
Well they’ve confirmed they have the helicopter data and the vehicle is in good nick.
Did it fly? Still don’t know.
It flew, all went well.
polite applause
Picture!
Bubblecar said:
Picture!
That’s the shadow of the chopper on the ground below.
Perseverance images show the helicopter hovering and landing.
Well done.
Somewhat muffled celebrations.
More flights to come in days ahead.
Bloody awesome work!
People cheering the altimeter data…
NEEERRRRDDDDSSSS
Bubblecar said:
Perseverance images show the helicopter hovering and landing.Well done.
Oops missed flight, saw it on the TV News. Footage is back not just of the helicopter as viewed from Perserverence, but of the onboard camera from Ingenuity. I think.
Quck question. Given the high speed of the rotor, 2,500 rpm. Are the rotor tips exceeding the speed of sound on Mars?
I think this image is part of a video from the onboard camera in flight. But perhaps was taken during pre-flight testing.
Speed of Sound
Sounds emitted in the cold Martian atmosphere would take slightly longer to get to your ear. With an average surface temperature around -81 F (-63 C), Mars has a lower speed of sound, around 540 mph (~240 meters per second), compared to about 760 mph (~340 meters per second) on Earth. You probably wouldn’t notice up close, but over longer distances you might.
mollwollfumble said:
Bubblecar said:
Perseverance images show the helicopter hovering and landing.Well done.
Oops missed flight, saw it on the TV News. Footage is back not just of the helicopter as viewed from Perserverence, but of the onboard camera from Ingenuity. I think.
Quck question. Given the high speed of the rotor, 2,500 rpm. Are the rotor tips exceeding the speed of sound on Mars?
I think this image is part of a video from the onboard camera in flight. But perhaps was taken during pre-flight testing.
That image, as I pointed out, is the shadow of Ingenuity on the ground below the hovering helicopter.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Picture!
That’s the shadow of the chopper on the ground below.
Ah, you didn’t include the picture.
mollwollfumble said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Picture!
That’s the shadow of the chopper on the ground below.
Ah, you didn’t include the picture.
True :)
Now go to Venus you cowards
dv said:
Now go to Venus you cowards
Like.
dv said:
Now go to Venus you cowards
Yeah, I mean if we really want to find signs of other life in this solar system, isn’t Venus a better bet?
make love not war
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Now go to Venus you cowards
Yeah, I mean if we really want to find signs of other life in this solar system, isn’t Venus a better bet?
No. Way too hot for carbon life.
So you can have shadows on other planets too, interesting.
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Now go to Venus you cowards
Yeah, I mean if we really want to find signs of other life in this solar system, isn’t Venus a better bet?
No. Way too hot for carbon life.
It is now.
Plenty of millions of years when it was cooler.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Yeah, I mean if we really want to find signs of other life in this solar system, isn’t Venus a better bet?
No. Way too hot for carbon life.
It is now.
Plenty of millions of years when it was cooler.
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:No. Way too hot for carbon life.
It is now.
Plenty of millions of years when it was cooler.
I thought we were discussing current life.
Signs of earlier life, is how I interpreted it.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:It is now.
Plenty of millions of years when it was cooler.
I thought we were discussing current life.Signs of earlier life, is how I interpreted it.
Have they got a video of the chopper yet flying yet?
yeti yetii
Peak Warming Man said:
Have they got a video of the chopper yet flying yet?
There’s a supernumerary yet.
Just mentally delete either yet.
Peak Warming Man said:
Have they got a video of the chopper yet flying yet?
The test was extremely short. More a hover than a flight.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Have they got a video of the chopper yet flying yet?There’s a supernumerary yet.
Just mentally delete either yet.
Have they got a video of the chopper yet flying?
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Have they got a video of the chopper yet flying yet?There’s a supernumerary yet.
Just mentally delete either yet.
Have they got a video of the chopper yet flying?
https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/perseverance-rover-captures-historic-flight-mars-77173363
Sets down rather hard, i thought.
If that thing tips over on landing, that’s the end of it.
First Video of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight, Includes Takeoff and Landing (High-Res)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMnOo2zcjXA&t=50s
Bubblecar said:
First Video of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight, Includes Takeoff and Landing (High-Res)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMnOo2zcjXA&t=50s
Thinking that would have been a good opportunity for an evocative sound recording, but there’s no sound.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
First Video of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight, Includes Takeoff and Landing (High-Res)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMnOo2zcjXA&t=50s
Thinking that would have been a good opportunity for an evocative sound recording, but there’s no sound.
I wonder how well sound would propagate in the thin Martian atmosphere?
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
First Video of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight, Includes Takeoff and Landing (High-Res)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMnOo2zcjXA&t=50s
Thinking that would have been a good opportunity for an evocative sound recording, but there’s no sound.
I wonder how well sound would propagate in the thin Martian atmosphere?
So do I but it seems Perseverance’s microphone wasn’t in action. Maybe they’ll try it for one of the more adventurous flights.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:Thinking that would have been a good opportunity for an evocative sound recording, but there’s no sound.
I wonder how well sound would propagate in the thin Martian atmosphere?
So do I but it seems Perseverance’s microphone wasn’t in action. Maybe they’ll try it for one of the more adventurous flights.
I’ll get excited when it does an Immelmann turn.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Extracts First Oxygen From Red Planet
The milestone, which the MOXIE instrument achieved by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen, points the way to future human exploration of the Red Planet.
The growing list of “firsts” for Perseverance, NASA’s newest six-wheeled robot on the Martian surface, includes converting some of the Red Planet’s thin, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen. A toaster-size, experimental instrument aboard Perseverance called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) accomplished the task. The test took place April 20, the 60th Martian day, or sol, since the mission landed Feb. 18.
While the technology demonstration is just getting started, it could pave the way for science fiction to become science fact – isolating and storing oxygen on Mars to help power rockets that could lift astronauts off the planet’s surface. Such devices also might one day provide breathable air for astronauts themselves. MOXIE is an exploration technology investigation – as is the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) weather station – and is sponsored by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) and Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.
“This is a critical first step at converting carbon dioxide to oxygen on Mars,” said Jim Reuter, associate administrator STMD. “MOXIE has more work to do, but the results from this technology demonstration are full of promise as we move toward our goal of one day seeing humans on Mars. Oxygen isn’t just the stuff we breathe. Rocket propellant depends on oxygen, and future explorers will depend on producing propellant on Mars to make the trip home.”
https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8926/nasas-perseverance-mars-rover-extracts-first-oxygen-from-red-planet/
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Video of second flight at link:
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Logs Second Successful Flight
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter successfully completed its second Mars flight on April 22 – the 18th sol, or Martian day, of its experimental flight test window. Lasting 51.9 seconds, the flight added several new challenges to the first, which took place on April 19, including a higher maximum altitude, longer duration, and sideways movement.
“So far, the engineering telemetry we have received and analyzed tell us that the flight met expectations and our prior computer modeling has been accurate,” said Bob Balaram, chief engineer for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “We have two flights of Mars under our belts, which means that there is still a lot to learn during this month of Ingenuity.”
https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8928/nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-logs-second-successful-flight/
This is the first color image of the Martian surface taken by an aerial vehicle while it was aloft. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured it with its color camera during its second successful flight test on April 22, 2021. At the time this image, Ingenuity was 17 feet (5.2 meters) above the surface.
We Are Prepping for Ingenuity’s Third Flight Test
During the second flight, on April 22, Ingenuity autonomously climbed to 5 meters (16 feet) in height, traveled 2 meters (7 feet) to the east and back, and remained airborne 51.9 seconds. It also made three turns, totaling about 276 degrees.
We’re being cautious with each new foray in the skies of Mars as we continue to build confidence in the capabilities of this new exploration platform. For the third flight, we’re targeting the same altitude, but we are going to open things up a bit too, increasing our max airspeed from 0.5 meters per second to 2 meters per second (about 4.5 mph) as we head 50 meters (164 feet) north and return to land at Wright Brothers Field. We’re planning for a total flight time of about 80 seconds and a total distance of 100 meters (330 feet).
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/295/we-are-prepping-for-ingenuitys-third-flight-test/
>>Flight Three is a big step, one in which Ingenuity will begin to experience freedom in the sky.
I’m not happy with this cavalier devil may care attitude from NASA.
You crash that drone and it’s going to take more than just sending to China for a couple of new rotors, I just hope they realise that.
Bubblecar said:
We Are Prepping for Ingenuity’s Third Flight TestDuring the second flight, on April 22, Ingenuity autonomously climbed to 5 meters (16 feet) in height, traveled 2 meters (7 feet) to the east and back, and remained airborne 51.9 seconds. It also made three turns, totaling about 276 degrees.
We’re being cautious with each new foray in the skies of Mars as we continue to build confidence in the capabilities of this new exploration platform. For the third flight, we’re targeting the same altitude, but we are going to open things up a bit too, increasing our max airspeed from 0.5 meters per second to 2 meters per second (about 4.5 mph) as we head 50 meters (164 feet) north and return to land at Wright Brothers Field. We’re planning for a total flight time of about 80 seconds and a total distance of 100 meters (330 feet).
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/295/we-are-prepping-for-ingenuitys-third-flight-test/
That’s quite impressive.
Spiny Norman said:
Bubblecar said:
We Are Prepping for Ingenuity’s Third Flight TestDuring the second flight, on April 22, Ingenuity autonomously climbed to 5 meters (16 feet) in height, traveled 2 meters (7 feet) to the east and back, and remained airborne 51.9 seconds. It also made three turns, totaling about 276 degrees.
We’re being cautious with each new foray in the skies of Mars as we continue to build confidence in the capabilities of this new exploration platform. For the third flight, we’re targeting the same altitude, but we are going to open things up a bit too, increasing our max airspeed from 0.5 meters per second to 2 meters per second (about 4.5 mph) as we head 50 meters (164 feet) north and return to land at Wright Brothers Field. We’re planning for a total flight time of about 80 seconds and a total distance of 100 meters (330 feet).
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/295/we-are-prepping-for-ingenuitys-third-flight-test/
That’s quite impressive.
Yes, a very interesting read.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to set records, flying faster and farther on Sunday, April 25, 2021 than in any tests it went through on Earth. The helicopter took off at 4:31 a.m. EDT (1:31 a.m. PDT), or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time, rising 16 feet (5 meters) – the same altitude as its second flight. Then it zipped downrange 164 feet (50 meters), just over half the length of a football field, reaching a top speed of 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second).
Video taken from Perseverance Mastcam Z:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNx9hcrUpww
Bubblecar said:
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third FlightNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to set records, flying faster and farther on Sunday, April 25, 2021 than in any tests it went through on Earth. The helicopter took off at 4:31 a.m. EDT (1:31 a.m. PDT), or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time, rising 16 feet (5 meters) – the same altitude as its second flight. Then it zipped downrange 164 feet (50 meters), just over half the length of a football field, reaching a top speed of 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second).
Video taken from Perseverance Mastcam Z:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNx9hcrUpww
…don’t turn off when it disappears offscreen, because it does come back :)
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third FlightNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to set records, flying faster and farther on Sunday, April 25, 2021 than in any tests it went through on Earth. The helicopter took off at 4:31 a.m. EDT (1:31 a.m. PDT), or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time, rising 16 feet (5 meters) – the same altitude as its second flight. Then it zipped downrange 164 feet (50 meters), just over half the length of a football field, reaching a top speed of 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second).
Video taken from Perseverance Mastcam Z:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNx9hcrUpww
…don’t turn off when it disappears offscreen, because it does come back :)
Everything works, right from the point when the bloke in mission control at the launch pad lit the fuse
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third FlightNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to set records, flying faster and farther on Sunday, April 25, 2021 than in any tests it went through on Earth. The helicopter took off at 4:31 a.m. EDT (1:31 a.m. PDT), or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time, rising 16 feet (5 meters) – the same altitude as its second flight. Then it zipped downrange 164 feet (50 meters), just over half the length of a football field, reaching a top speed of 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second).
Video taken from Perseverance Mastcam Z:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNx9hcrUpww
…don’t turn off when it disappears offscreen, because it does come back :)
Had a look.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third FlightNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to set records, flying faster and farther on Sunday, April 25, 2021 than in any tests it went through on Earth. The helicopter took off at 4:31 a.m. EDT (1:31 a.m. PDT), or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time, rising 16 feet (5 meters) – the same altitude as its second flight. Then it zipped downrange 164 feet (50 meters), just over half the length of a football field, reaching a top speed of 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second).
Video taken from Perseverance Mastcam Z:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNx9hcrUpww
…don’t turn off when it disappears offscreen, because it does come back :)
Everything works, right from the point when the bloke in mission control at the launch pad lit the fuse
The technical term is touchpaper.
Bubblecar said:
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third FlightNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to set records, flying faster and farther on Sunday, April 25, 2021 than in any tests it went through on Earth. The helicopter took off at 4:31 a.m. EDT (1:31 a.m. PDT), or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time, rising 16 feet (5 meters) – the same altitude as its second flight. Then it zipped downrange 164 feet (50 meters), just over half the length of a football field, reaching a top speed of 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second).
Video taken from Perseverance Mastcam Z:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNx9hcrUpww
Great stuff! Well done NASA.
New picture from the drone. The rover can be seen, top left.
dv said:
New picture from the drone. The rover can be seen, top left.
:)
I wonder why they haven’t tried to record the sound of the drone.
I assume it’s making some sort of sound. Might have added a 3D spatial dimension to the Mars soundscape.
But maybe it’s just too quiet.
Impressive:
FULL Ingenuity Helicopter’s 5th flight on Mars with Dust Devil behind (video by Perseverance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ6F1Wt6_wU
Bubblecar said:
Impressive:FULL Ingenuity Helicopter’s 5th flight on Mars with Dust Devil behind (video by Perseverance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ6F1Wt6_wU
Right at the end, footprints, did you see them?
Did the chopper cause the dust devil?
dv said:
Did the chopper cause the dust devil?
Shouldn’t think so, it’s quite far in the distance.
Perseverance has now recorded the sound of the helicopter. It’s a bit abstract, presumably quite unlike what the human ear would ear, but at least it’s sound:
Listen to NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight
https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25892/listen-to-nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-in-flight/
human ear would ear = hear
The proposed Kitty Hawk flight in Mars atmosphere to commemorate the centenary of Wright bros flight seems to have been totally abandoned..
Perseverance has found and imaged the remains of the Skycrane that delivered it to the surface.
Mars rover spots its spacecraft wreckage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYZOThUXVmE
Bubblecar said:
Perseverance has found and imaged the remains of the Skycrane that delivered it to the surface.Mars rover spots its spacecraft wreckage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYZOThUXVmE
Approved
