"The space agency announced on Saturday that it will attempt to fly the small, 1.8kg helicopter early on Monday. The first flight is scheduled to take place at about 3:30am ET (07:30
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04 ... st-flight/
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Yeah, I guess the obstacle to overcome is the thinness of the atmosphere, at least on Mars. It would be nice to try the same on Venus, at least high enough so that the atmospheric pressure doesn't crush the aerial vehicle.smp wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:42 pm I believe this mission and equipment is a proof-of-concept for larger vehicles in the future that would be able to move scientific equipment from place to place faster than the rover can do crawling on land, widening our ability to remotely explore this planet, and maybe also useful for exploring other planets also.
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