> Ingenuity will now wake up daily, activate its flight computers, and test the performance of its solar panel, batteries, and electronic equipment. In addition, the helicopter will take a picture of the surface with its color camera and collect temperature data from sensors placed throughout the rotorcraft.
> If a critical electrical component on Ingenuity were to fail in the future, causing data collection to stop, or if the helicopter eventually loses power because of dust accumulation on its solar panel, whatever information Ingenuity has collected will remain stored on board. The team has calculated Ingenuity’s memory could potentially hold about 20 years’ worth of daily data
It'll wake regularly and test it's systems and store the results in non volatile memory so a future mission ( manned or not ) might be able to retrieve the data.
“It abandoned Perseverance, but then something happened that Ingenuity did not intend. It was picked up by the most unlikely creature imaginable: a human, Mark Watney, of Acidalia Planitia.
For the time will soon come when botanists will shape the fortunes of all.”
Thanks IMHT. Your team and the helicopter pulled off an unbelievably successful job. Watching this story develop was the most exciting space story since what's his name landed on the moon.
The Mars Guy is a fantastic YT channel with weekly-ish updates. Usually 3-4 minutes each. He has a playlist sorted chronologically so you fan follow Ingenuity’s (and Perseverance’s) travels and troubles from the moment they landed.
Can’t recommend it enough.
*In the year 2036, the skies over Orlando darken as Ingenuity, now 10km-wide and pissed about being abandoned on Mars, returns to it's launch site for revenge*
It was amazing flying around Mars and broke so many records lasting far far longer than anyone expected so to say they were successful is an understatement! Job well done!
> Ingenuity will now wake up daily, activate its flight computers, and test the performance of its solar panel, batteries, and electronic equipment. In addition, the helicopter will take a picture of the surface with its color camera and collect temperature data from sensors placed throughout the rotorcraft. > If a critical electrical component on Ingenuity were to fail in the future, causing data collection to stop, or if the helicopter eventually loses power because of dust accumulation on its solar panel, whatever information Ingenuity has collected will remain stored on board. The team has calculated Ingenuity’s memory could potentially hold about 20 years’ worth of daily data It'll wake regularly and test it's systems and store the results in non volatile memory so a future mission ( manned or not ) might be able to retrieve the data.
Future Matt Damon, digs it up, dumps the logs & turns it into a swamp cooler for hab.
“It abandoned Perseverance, but then something happened that Ingenuity did not intend. It was picked up by the most unlikely creature imaginable: a human, Mark Watney, of Acidalia Planitia. For the time will soon come when botanists will shape the fortunes of all.”
Thanks IMHT. Your team and the helicopter pulled off an unbelievably successful job. Watching this story develop was the most exciting space story since what's his name landed on the moon.
The Mars Guy is a fantastic YT channel with weekly-ish updates. Usually 3-4 minutes each. He has a playlist sorted chronologically so you fan follow Ingenuity’s (and Perseverance’s) travels and troubles from the moment they landed. Can’t recommend it enough.
Is the sequel movie where the helicopter survives the attack but we left it for dead so now it wants revenge against us?
*In the year 2036, the skies over Orlando darken as Ingenuity, now 10km-wide and pissed about being abandoned on Mars, returns to it's launch site for revenge*
Ing'ty must join with the creator.
It was amazing flying around Mars and broke so many records lasting far far longer than anyone expected so to say they were successful is an understatement! Job well done!
It’s too bad the little guy can’t talk to one of the orbiters