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> With all this in mind, getting Ingenuity to Mars in one piece and having it take off and land even once is a definite victory for NASA Sorry, slightly off-to

by tpmx 6y ago

> With all this in mind, getting Ingenuity to Mars in one piece and having it take off and land even once is a definite victory for NASA Sorry, slightly off-topic: Not a native English speaker. Isn't this sloppy writing? Seems like declaring victory ahead of time?

Nixinova 6y ago
The sentence is fine; they're saying the fact that it took off and landed successfully is a victory in itself.
- tpmx 6y ago
  The probe containing the helicopter hasn't landed on Mars yet, though. It's landing in 44 minutes.
  - neolog 6y ago
    Then yeah it's bad or misleading.
    - tpmx 6y ago
      Thanks.