{"id":230888,"date":"2021-04-19T18:41:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T15:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-makes-first-flight-on-mars-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-04-19T18:41:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T15:41:19","slug":"nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-makes-first-flight-on-mars-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-makes-first-flight-on-mars-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#NASA\u2019s Ingenuity Helicopter Makes First Flight on Mars \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NASA\u2019s Ingenuity Helicopter Makes First Flight on Mars \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On April 19th, NASA\u2019s Ingenuity helicopter completed a quick test flight on Mars, making it the first powered aircraft to fly on another planet. The small drone overcame several hurdles during its flight, including harsh winds, thin Martian air, and a recently-patched software bug.<\/p>\n

Ingenuity is a relatively small drone that weighs just four pounds and folds down to the size of an ironing board. It hitched a ride to Mars on the Perseverance rover, and was scheduled to make its first flight on April 11th.<\/p>\n

But NASA had to delay Ingenuity\u2019s first flight due to a flaw in its 800,000 lines of code. The bug affected Ingenuity\u2019s autopilot software and went unnoticed during NASA\u2019s restrained pre-mission tests. Ingenuity\u2019s blades spin five times faster than that of a typical helicopter to accommodate Mars\u2019 thin atmosphere, and the drone would tear itself apart if tested at full speed on Earth.<\/p>\n