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After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends (www.jpl.nasa.gov)

submitted 5 months ago by Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 34 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Next flight is scheduled for Titan, which is a lot easier. The gravity is lower, but there's a lot more atmosphere, which means our helicopter can be nuclear powered!

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Or leg powered. The gravity is so low and the atmosphere so thick a pilot could pedal power a Cessna Skyhawk. Until he froze to death.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

That can be solved with some good leg warmer.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean flying on Titan would be so easily theoretically a guy with really big wings could reasonably flap himself around

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Run out and find me a guy with really big wings, I've got a job for him.