NASA s Ingenuity Mars helicopter logs second flight
NASA’s
Ingenuity helicopter successfully completed its second Mars flight on April 22, 2021 – 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,
“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 (JPL) 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.”
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NASA s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Logs Second Successful Flight
Ingenuity s Second Flight As Seen by Perseverance: NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover’s mast. This is one still frame from a sequence captured by the camera while taking video. This image was acquired on Apr. 22, 2021. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS. Download image ›
The small rotorcraft’s horizons were expanded on its second 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.
22 April 2021, 12:04 pm
NASA s Ingenuity helicopter successfully completed its second test flight on Mars and reached new milestones, toppling its own record from the first flight.
The autonomous helicopter was able to fly on Mars at a higher altitude, hovered for a longer time, and was able to perform a sideways movement.
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars: Milestones Reached on Second Flight
The Ingenuity Helicopter s experimental second flight on Mars took off at 5:33 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Apr. 22, and completed 51.9 seconds after, Gizmodo reported on the same day.
According to NASA s blog, which was posted immediately after the flight, the Ingenuity Helicopter was able to climb at the height of 16 feet (5 meters), toppling its previous record of 10 feet (3 meters) above the surface.
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