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Old April 19th 21, 04:09 PM posted to alt.astronomy
R Kym Horsell[_2_]
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Default reminder: Inegnuity set for take off Mon afternoon

a425couple wrote:
On 4/18/2021 3:40 PM, wrote:
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter set to take historic flight on Mars today
ABC NEWS on MSN.com, 18 Apr 2021 19:32Z
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter will today attempt to become the first aircraft
to lift off from the surface of ...

Latest news from NASA is they plan to fly around 6pm eastern.
The new nav s/w has been downloaded and prop has been stretched.
Cross fingers it doesn't immediately smash into a rock.

They are saying they did it!


3m up and down on Mars is like a million miles on Earth!

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/world...rnd/index.html
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity successfully completed its historic
first flight
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN
Updated 10:08 AM ET, Mon April 19, 2021
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'A dream come true': NASA scientist on Mars rover landing
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