65dBnoiseJan 25, 2024

The end of #Ingenuity's mission on Mars.

As I have been posting lately, images and events around #Flight71 and #Flight72 indicated that something had gone wrong with the #MarsHelicopter (see next post for references)

#NASA's new status update confirms that #Flight72 was the last one for the mighty little helicopter.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-three-years-on-mars-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-mission-ends

Undistorted image from the status update
Sol 1036, RMC 72.0001
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends

NASA has proven powered, controlled flight is possible on other worlds, just as the Wright brothers proved it was possible on Earth.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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@65dBnoise thats so sad, it was such a good run and outlived any expectation. F in the chat, you did well Ingenuity
Jan 25, 2024 at 7:50pmWeb