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[Technology] NASA planning on flying a helicopter on Mars







AmexRuislip

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Feb 2, 2014
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When the helicopter flies over New London at night, the local Martian population will complain about the noise!
 


Pickles

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May 5, 2014
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It's 4lb in weight.

Not sure how it'll work in the thin atmosphere but I'm no astro physicist!
 


Bevendean Hillbilly

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Sep 4, 2006
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Nestling in green nowhere
Misread the OP as "NASA fly helicopter TO Mars"

There's me thinking if it's that easy we've wasted a lot of dough on rockets! Divvy.
 












Shropshire Seagull

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Nov 5, 2004
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Telford
So, more of a drone and a helicopter.
Will have to be fully autonomous as the radio signal delay between Earth and Mars will mean it's crashed before the Earth-based pilot knew it was even airborne.

Oooh, can I say "airborne" if there is no air?
 









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