Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Makes Its First Flight On Red Planet | TODAY

After successfully test-flying a mini helicopter on Mars, NASA is calling the flight a “Wright Brothers moment” on the Red Planet. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY.

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Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Makes Its First Flight On Red Planet | TODAY

[leob]

Martian: "I just saw a UFO"😱😱

[scottw]

Flying on Mars, just 118 years after the very first flight here on earth.
The next hundred years will be unreal.

[orangehatmusic]

We are now the aliens with ufo's on other planets.

[mboiko]

If humans are around for thousands/millions of years this event will always be referred to as...the first time in history humans have made a powered, controlled flight on another planet. A truly historic moment...and very sadly only a handful of people care as seen by the shocking lack of interest throughout the Internet.

[gjsoriano]

Such a milestone! Does this also mean Perseverance is the first rover to give birth in Mars?

[destroyer]

Mimi Aung is so stoked. loving her energy

[awsumguy-bhpz]

people in 1980s: I bet we will be having light speed in the future!

2021: *choppa*

[OverlordShamala]

Little Sojourner was the first rover in Mars, the experience acquired opened up for the family of famous rovers. So this little drone, will lead for additional drones flying in the atmosphere of Mars.

[charliejones]

Imagine telling the Wright brothers that we'd be flying a autonomous air craft on Mars

[CommanderAlpharocks]

and now the martians be like: 'OH! They fly now!!!'

[ecdevera]

As an Asian American, I'm very proud of Mimi Aung, the program manager of Ingenuity. Bravo!

[kimberlyvito]

Congratulations for the historic first flight

[liminal]

We need to go back to labeling CGI/simulated footage as such to avoid confusing people who insist that NASA is faking this stuff.

[jpjp]

We can fly a helicopter on Mars but I cant get reliable wifi🤦‍♂️

[CousinBowling]

Disclaimer: since the news didn't make this clear. This is a CGI demo of the flight. There are only pictures released so far.

[Scientist_Albert_Einstein]

2021 is going to be a good year, I can tell!
As a scientist, historic moments like this makes me feel thankful that I was alive to see them happen!

[naderhaidar]

i respect whoever made this report, info is what we want, and this video explained everything, finally, some professionalism

[macki]

Let’s now all wait patiently for HD video from that heli ! Woop woop

[luischavez]

"For all our failings, despite our limitations and fallibilities, we humans are capable of greatness." - Carl Sagan

[cwest]

So first parachutes work on a planet with basically no atmosphere...1% and now helicopters. Makes sense.