Testing the Mars Helicopter Delivery System on NASA's Perseverance Rover

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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is traveling to Mars attached to the belly of the Perseverance rover and must safely detach to begin the first attempt at powered flight on another planet. Tests done at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin Space show the sequence of events that will bring the helicopter down to the Martian surface.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech and Lockheed Martin Space

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Now we have ufo’s on other planets, take that aliens!!

OzMate

I have come from the future to tell u that the Rover "Perseverance" has safely landed on the Martian surface

boussougaziyad

The FAA will never allow this drone to fly over Mars without a spotter.

TheAdkFlyer

the way that rover looking to the helicopter is like mother watching her child's first move. So sweet ))

snakep

I am just amazed how accurate their calculation is. The rovers do touch safely on Mars on Feb 18th. Just amazing

AizatZakaria

So freaking cool! I can't wait to see the images come back. Keep on rocking, NASA!!

nicholashylton

as a musician, i love the fact that they paid attention to match the pitch of the drone's blades to the background music. It was satisfying to my ears.

mmyz

Omg the Perseverance's eyes are looking at the flying Ingenuity helicopter wow, magnificent!!!

esnapeye

They put pockets in the underside of the rover, just to get enough space for the legs of the Helicopter. Amazing

ShadowOO

Humans in 1900's: How do we build a machine that can fly?
Humans in 2000's: How do we build a machine that can fly... on another planet?

zlozlozlo

I saw the first step in 69 and can tell you for me this is the most exciting mission since. And this is just the start of helicopters on Mars.

rayoflight

I'm going to use my quad copter experience to give some advice.
Watch out for power lines!

jshepard

The atmosphere is so thin (1% of earth) there that it will be flying at around the equivalent of about 100, 000 feet in altitude here on earth. Those blades spin very fast. Having about 1/3 earth gravity also helps. Good luck on the landing tomorrow!

Rocky_Intertidal

Those folks over at JPL have a serious love for pyro bolts.

Fiercefighter

I really want that little microphone they equipped Percy with to record the sound of the first flight. I hope it wasn't just a little trick for the first press conference showing that little bit of martian wind; I really hope we can hear the drone take off, synced with some footage from one of the many cameras Percy has. This is really cool.

Azalynnnnn