First flight on another planet

[Valkyrie]

Prepping for flight sixteen. These updates are always interesting.

https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/346/flight-16-short-hop-to-the-north/

 

[Valkyrie]

33 flights in the log now. This one is interesting for the debris stuck to one of the landing gear legs. It looks like plastic wrap material. We are polluting Mars now too!

https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/he...t-debris-seen-during-helicopters-33rd-flight/

 

[Marzipan]

we've been polluting our solar system for decades. heck, we've managed to lob stuff into interstellar space too!

for earth, they should figure out a way to deploy a net, do several orbits to gather debris and then power off to crash in the sun.

 

[Valkyrie]

There is a REAL concern about orbital debris. Idiots blowing up satellites is not helping. If things continue status quo we might not be able to get off this rock ever...by we I mean humanity,

Edit: Way off topic,

 

[LaughingCrow]

There is an older video of a simulated fly-through of Valles Marineris, or Mariner Valley on Mars. Almost 5 miles deep. It's much larger than Grand Canyon - it stretches about 3,000 miles/4828.032 Km - the distance from New York to Los Angeles.

Flight into (Valles Marineris) Mariner Valley HD - about 4 minutes

You can download much higher rez versions in various formats here:

Flight Into Mariner Valley: the Movie

 

[Valkyrie]

we've been polluting our solar system for decades. heck, we've managed to lob stuff into interstellar space too!

for earth, they should figure out a way to deploy a net, do several orbits to gather debris and then power off to crash in the sun.

Apparently going in toward the sun is more difficult than going out. I was watching a NASA TV show on the Parker Solar Probe and they were discussing this issue.

I agree that something has to be done about orbital debris.

 

[Marzipan]

Apparently going in toward the sun is more difficult than going out. I was watching a NASA TV show on the Parker Solar Probe and they were discussing this issue.

I agree that something has to be done about orbital debris.

I think the issue with going towards the sun is ensuring everything survives...if it's being slagged, not so big an issue?

also, I saw an article headline somewhere about an agency trying to push through the idea that everythign else that goes up into LEO has to have the ability to de-orbit itself after 5 years.

 

[Valkyrie]

Finally got flight #34 in with updated navigation software to deal with terrain elevation changes. They didn't expect it to survive long enough to have to deal with terrain elevation, but here we are!

https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/

 

[Valkyrie]

They have fifty-one flights logged now. They are running into some problems with terrain and separation from the rover.

https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/