Ingenuity "Good As New"!

[Unitron48]

Great news: https://spacenews.com/ingenuity-still-a ... d%20flight.

"After nearly a year of operations, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is still “as good as new” as it serves as a scout for the Perseverance rover."

"Ingenuity itself has shown no signs of wear and tear after nearly a year of flying on Mars...that performance is all the more noteworthy because of the use of commercial off-the-shelf parts that had been previously qualified for space on Ingenuity, rather than customized components. It is rather remarkable that we’ve had no degradation or loss of any aspect of the helicopter.”

Dave

[Makuser]

Hi Dave. This "good as new" is good news. First Ingenuity has surpassed expectations and now the James Webb telescope is another success. It seems that we are on the right track of future progress again. Thanks for finding and posting this interesting link Dave and the best of wishes for clear skies.

[Unitron48]

Hi Dave. This "good as new" is good news. First Ingenuity has surpassed expectations and now the James Webb telescope is another success. It seems that we are on the right track of future progress again. Thanks for finding and posting this interesting link Dave and the best of wishes for clear skies.

Agree Marshall. I hope Artemis and all its elements do as well!! Looking forward to getting back to the Moon.

Dave

[Unitron48]

And it just completed its 21st flight: https://www.space.com/mars-helicopter-i ... -flight-21

"During its 21 Martian flights, Ingenuity has stayed aloft for a total of 38.8 minutes and traveled 15,246 feet (2.89 miles; 4.65 kilometers). That's more ground than Perseverance has covered on Mars; the rover's odometer currently reads 2.73 miles (4.39 km)."

Dave

[Unitron48]

NASA has extended flight operations of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter through September: https://phys.org/news/2022-03-nasa-inge ... ssion.html.

Dave