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NASA finds Ingenuity after losing contact with the Mars helicopter (www.npr.org)

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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm still not over the fact that there's a freakin helicopter on Mars. Like it's the last thing I ever expected.

[–] zhunk@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Have you heard of Dragonfly? It's a thousand pound, nuclear powered drone that'll fly around Titan. Ingenuity has been a great first step (hop?) with these rotorcraft, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what else comes next.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago

Wow cool! Could use some paint though.