Nasa conducts Mars helicopter flight test – watch live

Nasa's Ingenuity aircraft was due to ascend to an altitude of three metres above the Martian surface, hover for 30 seconds and rotate before descending to a gentle landing. Data confirming the outcome should reach Nasa three hours later

[johnchoice]

IF we are told the atmosphere on Mars is just 1% of that of the Earth, how can this helicopter manage to fly at all?

[public.public]

Yet they can't contol their police.

[sanchog]

Yeah...the Arizona desert looks great.

[rudraprasannakumar]

Very impressed thank you nasa love from Indians

[alantrowbridge]

Today everyone’s really excited - to think that in a few years time this’ll just be normal

[clanrewired]

I feel the set and prop design of these NASA control room scenes have taken a nosedive since the 1970's, 80's and 90's ;p


Seriously though, this is incredible.

[jonathansimmonds]

I wish I could find it rather than so many people talking about it!!!

[TheTruth-uykp]

Apparently the atmosphere there is 96 percent carbon dioxide and temperatures average -80 degrees Fahrenheit, elon musk says hes going to colinate mars hahaha, he can go on his own.

[hizzyvoltaire]

Why no video of the takeoff, ascent, hover, descent and landing? Just it in a hover? Odd when its supposedly such a landmark event. Anyone could have done that telemetry graph, in 5 minutes on Excel I could create that graph. I was hoping to see the flight! Personally not convinced, as there is no evidence other than people in orange shirts clapping.

[danglinglong]

Back in my day science fiction was actually entertaining

[zach]

You’d think with Billions of dollars these photos of Greenland would look much better. 🤷‍♂️