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Mars Helicopter: Flight 8 Success, Software Updates, and Next Steps
- mkr-hn 5y agoThis little chopper is so cool. If you've ever seen a rover's track from the satellite images, you know they don't go far from an Earth perspective even after many years because it's so hazardous. The potential of flying helpers to extend the surveying range beyond what's possible with rover-mounted stuff and satellites is exciting. For comparison: Curiosity (previous rover, still running) has only gone ~15 miles in nine years. This one flight was ~0.6% of that.