{"id":49124,"date":"2020-08-18T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nasa-passes-big-milestone-on-way-to-mars\/"},"modified":"2020-08-18T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T19:00:00","slug":"nasa-passes-big-milestone-on-way-to-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-passes-big-milestone-on-way-to-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"#NASA passes \u2018big milestone\u2019 on way to Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NASA passes \u2018big milestone\u2019 on way to Mars<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\n By Chris Ciaccia, Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

August 18, 2020 |<\/span> 3:00pm <\/p>\n

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\n NASA surpassed a \u201cbig milestone\u201d on its latest mission to Mars, as the space agency was successfully able to power up the helicopter attached to the Perseverance rover, known as Ingenuity.<\/p>\n

The six lithium-ion batteries that power Ingenuity were powered up and charged on Aug. 7, NASA said in a statement. It took eight hours for Ingenuity\u2019s batteries to be charged to 35 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a big milestone, as it was our first opportunity to turn on Ingenuity and give its electronics a \u2018test drive\u2019 since we launched on July 30,\u201d said Tim Canham, the operations lead for Mars Helicopter at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in the statement. \u201cSince everything went by the book, we\u2019ll perform the same activity about every two weeks to maintain an acceptable state of charge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ingenuity receives its power from the Perseverance rover\u2019s nuclear energy system, known as a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, provided by the Department of Energy.<\/p>\n

The \u2018copter, which weighs 4 pounds, will let researchers understand the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet.<\/p>\n

Assuming Perseverance successfully touches down on the Martian surface, scheduled to take place on Feb. 18, 2021, Ingenuity will take a few test flights. Following successful deployment, Ingenuity will be powered by its solar panel and not rely on the rover for power.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis charge activity shows we have survived launch and that so far we can handle the harsh environment of interplanetary space,\u201d said MiMi Aung, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter project manager at JPL. \u201cWe have a lot more firsts to go before we can attempt the first experimental flight test on another planet, but right now we are all feeling very good about the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Perseverance rover launched into space atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 7:50 a.m. on July 30. Its mission is expected to last at least one Martian year or about 687 days.<\/p>\n

While on the Red Planet, the rover will perform a variety of different functions, including looking for evidence of ancient life.<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s longer-term goal is to send a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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