We flew on Mars!

[Legend]

Yay science.

[Legend]

[SpaceJac]

The 3rd flight of Ingenuity was amazing. I'll attach the video so that you'll enjoy it.  The overall distance it flew is almost 100 meters, and it's the first record for the drone.  The flight lasted 80 seconds. I can't believe that it finally happened, and the efforts of engineers from Jet Propulsion Lab weren't wasted.

[Legend]

The 3rd flight of Ingenuity was amazing. I'll attach the video so that you'll enjoy it.  The overall distance it flew is almost 100 meters, and it's the first record for the drone.  The flight lasted 80 seconds. I can't believe that it finally happened, and the efforts of engineers from Jet Propulsion Lab weren't wasted.

It also set a Martian speed record! Faster than everything except the Apollo rovers. 2 meters per second!

The fourth flight will happen in 14 minutes.

[Legend]

Aim high, and fly, fly again. The #MarsHelicopter's ambitious fourth flight didn't get off the ground, but the team is assessing the data and will aim to try again soon. We'll keep you posted. https://t.co/TNCdXWcKWE pic.twitter.com/HDaF0fAILs

— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) April 29, 2021