It is unfortunate but Ingenuity is something to be celebrated. A bittersweet moment for NASA engineers and the community. It was an amazing accomplishment and a true example of the kinds of things we can accomplish. I mean, we flew a fucking drone on another planet! It's mission was only 30 days and it lasted nearly 3 years! That's just incredible! One day a future human will pick it up and place it in a museum for all to see with a label proudly stating "Ingenuity: The first aircraft to fly on another planet."
this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024
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a very sad day for me
I can't believe it is 3 years since the landing. I remember watching the hover crane and Ingenuity's first flight. Rest easy Ingenuity o7
Now NASA has passed the final trial of all RC helicopter enthusiasts. RIP Ingenuity. And here's to many future Mars helicopters!
It's currently sol 1043 on Mars, the helicopter was deployed on sol 43. 1000 sols on Mars