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hankg@social.isurf.ca

It's a cute Star Trek joke but my first follow on thought was "Vulcan rocket engineers wondering where their damn engines are..." LOL. Congrats to the New Shepherd team though
(Blue Origin is way behind on delivering the BE-4 engine for the Vulcan Rocket system) #space #aerospace

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opensciencedaily@diasp.org

Ingenuity Helicopter Successfully Makes First Flight On Mars


Earlier today, at about 11am Mars time, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its very first flight on Mars. The little helicopter, which is about the size of a box of tissues, did exactly what it was supposed to do, ascending vertically to 3 meters, hovering for 30 seconds, pivoting towards the Perseverance rover, and then landing again, for a total flight time of about 40 seconds.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/aerospace/robotic-exploration/ingenuity-helicopter-successfully-makes-first-flight-on-mars
#robotic-exploration, #aerospace