paalsteekJan 27, 2024
65dBnoise

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)
Jan 25, 2024 at 7:43pmWeb
Show threadUmmber Thropp 🎃Jan 25, 2024
@65dBnoise thats so sad, it was such a good run and outlived any expectation. F in the chat, you did well Ingenuity
Show threadAaron Sawdey, Ph.D.Jan 25, 2024
@65dBnoise Very sad to hear that ... also really surprised it ended up on its feet after a rotor blade contacted the ground. At the rpm those turn I would have expected that to send the whole craft flying/tumbling.
Show threadV MartínJan 25, 2024

@65dBnoise 'tis but a scratch!

A great resting place, so sad...

Show threadTom MontgomeryJan 25, 2024
@65dBnoise
Sad news, indeed, and a bit of a shock after all this time when the little helicopter defied all predictions and seemed like it would go on forever!
Show thread65dBnoiseJan 26, 2024
@tom30519
Maybe adding a HELI_NAV camera next to the RTE (or more to other sides), centered ~40° down from the horizon could help mitigate the problem of having no visual cues to work with. The camera's perspective could add a lot of context and visual cues. Of course the RTE camera is already there, but it is very slow in acquiring images as needed for navigation. Such a camera could also offer a visual horizon which could be used as a backup for faulty inclinometers.
Show threadLegionJan 25, 2024
@65dBnoise 😭 I'll miss it
Show threadAndrea LuckJan 25, 2024
@65dBnoise 😔 but also amazing success of this mission
Show threadAndrea LuckJan 25, 2024
@65dBnoise no ok I’m sad anyway haha
Show threadruthpozueloJan 25, 2024
@65dBnoise oh no! 😢 RIP #ingenuity and huge congratulations to the team that made it possible. 👏👏
Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Jan 25, 2024

@65dBnoise RIP but damn I want to be on the scavenger hunt for it in 100 years!

Truly astounding how well it performed

Show threadBettinaKozaJan 25, 2024
@65dBnoise
What a success! 72 flights! The great little chopper will always be in my heart.
Show threadThe Steel RatJan 26, 2024

@65dBnoise

and that will be the location of the future Wright Ingenuity Museum on Mars