Very busy in the aviation and space industry 2021 year then eyes turned to the projects to be realized in 2022. NASA, Ingenuity Mars gave the good news of the first flight of the helicopter in 2022.
The first person to make a statement about the Ingenuity Mars helicopter was Ingenuity pilot Martin Cacan, who works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Stating that there will be a difficult flight due to the location of the helicopter, Martin Cacan talked about the mission target.
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Cacan said, “At the beginning, the sand field was preferred due to the lack of rocks to land safely. The selected area is actually so devoid of rock that warnings were reported during the 18th descent due to abnormal parameters in sight navigation. As a result, we will update the failsafe parameters to reduce the risk of an early landing mid-rise.” said.
ingenuity, On February 18, 2021 NASA’s Perseverance spacecraft landed on the floor of Mars’ Jezero Crater. Flying in a short time, the helicopter proved that aerial reconnaissance is possible despite the thin atmosphere on the planet.
After the first flight on April 19, the Mars helicopter closed 2021 with a total of 18 flights. Ingenuity, which made its last flight on December 15, 33 minutes It stayed in the air and covered a distance of 3.81 km.
Ingenuity prepares to explore the Jezero land, which billions of years ago was home to a large lake and river delta. The only place on Mars that could potentially preserve signs of life Jezero Stating that it has land, the team hopes to find remains in the delta.
Ingenuity, which will form the path planning by accompanying the Perseverance spacecraft, has an important role in scientific discovery. With the expanded mission, Mars exploration will accelerate.