Mars Report: Update on NASA’s Perseverance Rover & Ingenuity Helicopter (March 19, 2021)

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is preparing to deploy the Ingenuity Mars helicopter to the surface of the Red Planet. This video provides a mission update from Farah Alibay, Perseverance integration lead for Ingenuity, and Tim Canham, Ingenuity operations lead.

Ingenuity is the first aircraft on Mars and the first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet. If Ingenuity succeeds, future Mars exploration could include an ambitious aerial dimension.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

[MLKBeats]

I cannot wait for history to be made. Great job NASA!

[hardyje]

Wow great audio. You NASA people sure are smart!

[WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Not gonna lie, I've rewatched Total Recall at least 4 times since Percy landed

[Cindyalutz]

Fantastic!! Can’t wait to see Ingenuity fly!!

[MisterItchy]

Can't wait to see this thing flying! Is it possible to do a video clip of its flight?

[NeoFrontierTechnologies]

Nice to see healthy clever minds at work here.

[mullervolker]

We want videos.
When are the videos coming?

[mikepettengill]

Thank you for keeping us in the loop, we are all very eager to see what this amazing tech is capable of doing!

[rasikvaachak]

It seems pretty sunny on mars going by the sharp shadows!
Could NASA give a rough estimate for how bright it is as compared to some places on earth?

[henrytjernlund]

Might some future missions include some Boston Dynamics Spot robots? They can be used to scout around, or right a drone if the wind blows it over, etc.

[dlabs]

Absolutely amazing work and an amazing team. Your work is an inspiration for the whole world. Good luck with the mission from Denmark.

[sagebulls]

Is the webb telescope still going up on time as planned?

[georgethachil]

Years of dreaming has come true. Well done NASA. Keep it up.

[davidd.purington]

YOU GO NASA!!! these clips gives me a new understanding of why you still making history!!
you are so important to the future. Like all people/sections of the government, in this case. if you fall we must lean to pick ourselves up! and I think you are doing it well. I can not wait to see what's next in this mission. whatever happens.

[ronaldd]

Why drilling in solid rock when you can split a sedimentary rock to look for live? Would that not be the véry first thing you would do? Why?

[protocol]

Is the host recording in a bathroom? Her audio is right on the edge of painful to listen to.

[dmd]

Can you imagine the pictures we will have with the helicopter!! Can't wait !!

[bhilwaravines]

Can u amagin helicopter record video like FPV dron .

[sharita]

Question-
Is it safe for us to give Mars, Some of are Atmosphere.

So it can be habitable🤗

[arcitejack]

Odd no comments about the odd grinding noises coming from the rover.