NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter’s New Mars Mission

Embark on an extraordinary voyage across the cosmos as we uncover the remarkable saga of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter. Against all odds, Ingenuity has etched its name in history by completing an astonishing 72 flights on the surface of the Red Planet, far surpassing its initial goal of just five flights. But Ingenuity's journey doesn't end there. Despite facing numerous challenges, this little helicopter has been repurposed as a long-term data gathering station, poised to capture invaluable information about the Martian landscape and climate. With its sensors and memory capacity estimated to last up to 20 years, Ingenuity promises to be a treasure trove of scientific discovery, providing insights into the mysteries of our neighboring planet for years to come. Join us as we delve into the wonders of space and celebrate the achievements of Ingenuity, a true testament to the power of human innovation and determination

Copyright © 2024. Museum of Science. All rights reserved. This video is owned by the Museum of Science and may not be reproduced, redistributed, or used in any manner without prior written permission from the Museum of Science.


#MuseumofScience #Boston #ScienceforAll

[SamLabbato]

bro, a mars timelapse would be insane

[nathancrewe]

NASA is out here laying the groundwork for a truly fantastic Sci fi horror movie.

[zyeborm]

Marsguy always described its flights as "flight 63 of 5" which was lovely

[ARcam]

Imagine the greatest selfie ever taken. Being an astronaut, flashing a peace sign in the very last photo in the series before recovering the robot.

[SirKingHoff]

Ingenuity: Was I a good bot?
Us: You still are

[gregedwards]

72 flights and even though it can no longer fly it is still able to gather data, money well spent as far as I am concerned, and yes, one day (or Sol) we will retrieve the little helicopter and be amazed at the data that it has collected.

[WineScrounger]

Ingenuity, the little helicopter that could. We salute you.

[Palozon]

Thats not a GEOcache, that might be humanity's first ever AREOcache, that's incredible.

[The_Digital_Ghost]

Why do I feel attachment and compassion for every robot we send up there? I have a burning desire to rescue and/or repair all of them

[ceiczeu]

I’m just amazed at the reliability behind these missions! Expected 5 flights, lasted 72! (And then there’s voyager 1 that’s STILL going after 40+ years)

[bomb]

The robot breaking its rotor, thinking its dead.
Nasa: It ain't over yet, my little friend!

[Mreditz]

This would be a great horror space movie idea. The astronauts go to recover the data, and they find out that something is on the planet with them

[Alex-on-youtube]

I love the idea of all of the picture coming back exactly the same for like 6 or 7 years. Then one picture in a plain white room. Then back to where it was originally.

[Someone-sqim]

Knowledge. Fame. Power. Ingenuity, the king of the rovers attained this and everything else the world had to offer. And its dying words drove countless souls to mars

“You want my data? You can have my data! I left everything I gathered together in one place! Now you just have to find it!”

[Sanchous-kqpo]

This gives me a feeling of... I dunno, hope? I don't quite know how to explain this. Like, we aren't just looking at mars as something that it is right now, but we are actively planning ahead. we don't just gather the information from it to use now, but leave robots there, that won't benefit us right now, but will maybe benefit in the future. This really gives me a feeling that we are actually planning on going there. it's such a great feeling.

[The_Old_Wolf]

I love this. I'm so impressed with NASA and JPL for the things they've been able to accomplish. I have no doubt at some point someone will figure out a way to retrieve this Intrepid little buzzer and gather its data.

[silentslaughter]

Playing some space RPG and find a data pad on an abandoned planet like "who would put this out here"

[ID.]

One day, we will have the ingenuity to recover Ingenuity.

[Bisaw]

This could seriously be an awesome sci-fi movie. You have astronauts going to mars and setting up a colony, then when going to retrieve ingenuity along with a bunch of other robots on mars, they find that all of them have been recording the signs of some massive dust storm, CME, or something like that (it could be whatever as long as it means certain death for the astronauts) and it’s a race against time to get off the planet before said event happens.

[syndicate]

You know how nuts it would be if we decided to put satellites in Mars' orbit and used it to relay the data?