Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:58 pm
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Ingenuity helicopter now due to report back on first flight tomorrow, Monday, morning at 1015am GMT. Will be live on NASA TV in the usual places.
Dave W wrote:Just goes to show that once again: ROTORHEADS RULE.
akg1486 wrote:Interesting job many of these engineers have: they work for years and years, then the result is packed up in a little box and hurled through space (including a few spincter-clenching moments of fear that it will simply burn up) and a while after the arrival they finally, finally get to see if it worked or if it was all for nothing. It's quite a lot more excitement than I have in my day job!
Good luck and well done to them!
Genghis the Engineer wrote:Seriously, I was just reading about the woman whose team did it - impressive aviation professional by any standard: Dr Mimi Aung.. She looks happy about it.
FlightDek wrote:Did they have a TDA? I didn't check the NOTAMS