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How NASA Engineered a Helicopter for Mars | WIRED
It’s not easy designing a new helicopter, especially if that new helicopter has to survive a ride on a rocket into space. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is the first machine aerial vehicle to fly on a planet outside Earth. Ingenuity was designed specifically to fly on Mars. So, why did NASA decide to design a helicopter…
Mst Laboni
May 31, 2021 at 5:31 pm
So good
ogemc77
May 31, 2021 at 5:32 pm
Sad thing is, people blindly accept this nonsense without question. They will awaken one day …. hopefully
Srujan Pilathinja
May 31, 2021 at 5:33 pm
Yea sure bud
Kipruto Bett
May 31, 2021 at 5:51 pm
Go comment on a InfoWars video
Short Giraffe
May 31, 2021 at 7:29 pm
@Kipruto Bett lmao 😆
babecat2000
May 31, 2021 at 9:56 pm
Anti science fool
James-M.
May 31, 2021 at 5:45 pm
Uh right, um right, right, duha right. Get over the habit of saying “right” over and over. Basically like like like basically.
ROGNSKOG STUDIOS
May 31, 2021 at 5:46 pm
Norwegians made the helicopter😎🇳🇴
Freddy The Kitten
May 31, 2021 at 5:48 pm
imagine making a comment that a domestic kitten can still find stupid
Rigo Acosta
May 31, 2021 at 5:51 pm
Hey let’s make a helicopter for mars for no reason or benefit🙄
MIX Master
June 1, 2021 at 12:34 am
Stfu
Lies Exposed
May 31, 2021 at 5:55 pm
Hoax…fake space…planets were never created …
Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.
Genesis 1:16
MIX Master
June 1, 2021 at 12:36 am
Wasn’t bible supposed to not be taken seriously like it has meaning behind every verse?
Lies Exposed
June 1, 2021 at 12:53 am
@MIX Master 👈🤡
Lies Exposed
June 1, 2021 at 1:01 am
@MIX Master who lied to u …you’ve been deceived my friend…bible is the only Truth we have on earth…
MIX Master
June 1, 2021 at 1:09 am
@Lies Exposed Yeah no, What have you been snorting there my dude.
Lies Exposed
June 1, 2021 at 1:12 am
@MIX Master sleep well fruitcake globetard
gethin probert
May 31, 2021 at 6:42 pm
Waste of tax payers money
Pirom
May 31, 2021 at 6:47 pm
Is gravity different on Mars because it’s round while earth is flat?
Real Drum Atha Tutorial
May 31, 2021 at 7:04 pm
You are absolutely correct
babecat2000
May 31, 2021 at 9:54 pm
The earth is not flat get educated.
Bobby Brooks
May 31, 2021 at 7:32 pm
ALONG THE LINE OF THIS NASA BS , At the supposed atmosphere of Mars because of lack of oxygen which occurs at 20,000 feet on Earth and because of lack of pressure which occurs at 50,000 feet on Earth , ON MARS A MAN NEEDS BOTH A OXYGEN MASK AND PRESSURE SUIT… THIS I BELIEVE HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE FALSE IN REALITY
babecat2000
May 31, 2021 at 9:58 pm
proof?
Christian Tavares
May 31, 2021 at 7:39 pm
I cant wait to show my students next year! They will freak!
Dame Anvil
May 31, 2021 at 7:47 pm
White male: ”To prove that we can”.
Surely, he is not paying, it’s other people’s money so they can make it as extravagant as they wish. And if it breaks, that’s ”science”. They still get their compensations in full.
So Lucky
May 31, 2021 at 7:55 pm
NASA has built a fan base that believes any BS they can CGI!
babecat2000
May 31, 2021 at 9:58 pm
Anti science fool.
acikacika
May 31, 2021 at 7:55 pm
Dafuq is going on in the comments, target audience selection went wrong?
Behzey
May 31, 2021 at 8:19 pm
we cant leave earth hence the Firmament
Kyle Alexander
May 31, 2021 at 8:37 pm
Ignore the technology used to get to space in ur hand
Behzey
May 31, 2021 at 8:57 pm
@Kyle Alexander you totally ignored my comment lol…. “we cant leave earth hence the Firmament”
Kirin Yardberry
May 31, 2021 at 9:30 pm
@Behzey we can and we have
Kyle Alexander
May 31, 2021 at 9:34 pm
@Behzey u can literally see things weve sent beyond the atmosphere
babecat2000
May 31, 2021 at 9:54 pm
@Behzey Get an education fool
heaven thegreat
May 31, 2021 at 8:28 pm
What if the cameras can’t see the living things on Mars🧐🧐?
Phuoc Nguyen 777
May 31, 2021 at 8:31 pm
Awesome awesome awesome👍👍
Jabba Jay
May 31, 2021 at 8:42 pm
Lmfao ~ I bet you still believe in Santa Claus too ~ you muppets!
babecat2000
May 31, 2021 at 9:57 pm
Fool science is real not like your education.
MIX Master
June 1, 2021 at 12:32 am
Did mommy taught you science during homeschool?
ro pro
May 31, 2021 at 8:49 pm
Come on, Wired, could you at least use metric when talking science?
Mattchew Saavedra
May 31, 2021 at 9:44 pm
join the nasha dishcord
James West
May 31, 2021 at 10:38 pm
heli-COP-ter = racist
1
May 31, 2021 at 11:19 pm
Dumb d dumb dumb dumb.
Kurayaminonakade Hikaru
June 1, 2021 at 12:51 am
“To prove that we can”
Proof they waste the money that is given to them.
Mars has ice beneath the surface.
Mars has dirt on the surface.
Give me 3.2 billion dollars to build a rover and I will guarantee you that I will find mud.
OP_Alejandro
June 1, 2021 at 12:56 am
Nice
Ventrishero
June 1, 2021 at 1:04 am
2:06 smooth…
Osnildo Moreira
June 1, 2021 at 1:48 am
all very beautiful but I’m curious to know what NASA doesn’t show.
Just some Forest Ranger with Internet Access
June 1, 2021 at 8:43 am
The very boring footage of the rover moving by some boring mountain that doesnt have anything on it,not even a non existent face
Moge Yates
June 1, 2021 at 2:04 am
“It’s not easy designing a new helicopter, especially if that helicopter has to… be controlled by these guys…”
MrChiragJoshi
June 1, 2021 at 7:06 am
Lol. I see what you did there.
inaki quintana
June 1, 2021 at 12:47 pm
Jajajaka
BigMo
June 1, 2021 at 2:05 am
So….what did this helicopter cost the American taxpayer – “to prove that we can”? And with all the challenges here on earth, was that the best use of our money? I’m sure everyone living in one of the many tent cities is thrilled by this.
Cheese stick
June 1, 2021 at 2:42 am
why do the people in the comments have the iq of a jelly bean
Collin MacInnis
June 1, 2021 at 2:52 am
Idk… science… would we even know if its a pheromone… wack… in the name of?
The Goober
June 1, 2021 at 3:14 am
Why not use one of those “UAPs” I keep hearing about?
shruthi srikumar
June 1, 2021 at 3:26 am
This gotta be so channelging
pslux
June 1, 2021 at 4:24 am
Enemy uav up ahead
Eduardo L
June 1, 2021 at 8:11 am
These comments are scary
Pixel_Geist
June 1, 2021 at 8:41 am
they can use the rotor wash to clean the dust off the rover’s solar arrays (true story)
minimalist1807
June 1, 2021 at 8:43 am
lol thqt plastic alu thing is unreal and isnt in space at all and will never be…mars is full of storms how they sayin..i belive we cant go there couse there is no meaning at all..
Jow- Ris
June 1, 2021 at 4:36 pm
Shut the f*ck up redditor
DarkTheFailure
June 1, 2021 at 9:44 pm
English please? Mars has storms yes, but only happen every year or 2. And it still 1% atmosphere so it isn’t that bad
John James
June 1, 2021 at 9:22 am
cant go anywhere. cant got to the moon. def cant go to mars. then you have china with really bad cgi trying to say the same thing. where the jeep wiley at?
Hm Grraarrpffrzz
June 1, 2021 at 9:51 am
Why can’t we go anywhere?
DarkTheFailure
June 1, 2021 at 9:43 pm
You can see shadows on the moon, weather change on mars, and the ISS flying over us
Raghav Dhoundiyal
June 1, 2021 at 11:35 am
Good job 👍
Debasmit Bhattacharya roll no 12
June 1, 2021 at 11:49 am
now waiting to prove humanity can swim on mars !
Brandon Cai
June 1, 2021 at 7:08 pm
bruh
CombatWombat2169
June 1, 2021 at 12:28 pm
Isnt this a drone rather than a helicopter?
Brandon Cai
June 1, 2021 at 7:08 pm
a small helicopter is a drone but shrug
Rico Motions
June 1, 2021 at 8:30 pm
its got the mechanical working of a helicopter rather trhen a drone
Alex Siemers
June 2, 2021 at 4:38 pm
A drone changes attitude by adjusting the throttle on symmetrical propellers with static blades. Helicopters, as well as Ingenuity, adjust the blade angle of one or two propellers to move around.
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June 1, 2021 at 1:13 pm
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Timucin Edman
June 1, 2021 at 1:32 pm
Why Nasa made a helicopter for Mars? Do you think this video answers the question ? Or it explains how Nasa made a helicopter for Mars ?
Brandon Cai
June 1, 2021 at 7:09 pm
they answered
Charlie
June 1, 2021 at 2:19 pm
After reading some of these comments, quick PSA:
If you thought up some “genius idea” while watching the video, a room full of the best engineers and scientists probably already thought of it during the years of planning and design. You’re not all that special.
Wrong Dimension
June 2, 2021 at 9:43 pm
What if ?!
ArishfaJannat 12
June 1, 2021 at 3:17 pm
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June 1, 2021 at 3:17 pm
Scott Fernandez
June 1, 2021 at 3:39 pm
I love how bare-bones designs for NASA rovers and other instruments and now vehicles are. You watch sci-fi movies and TV and you see high-end designs with sleek curves, clean white shells… like you’d expect a new iPhone to look like. But in reality, Ingenuity is basically a box made of gold foil with 2 carbon fiber rotors, 4 kickstand legs, and a small solar panel with a tiny antenna for comms.
No Dont
June 2, 2021 at 5:40 am
think of it like this we discovered the earth in wooden boats and horses, non of which are really used for travel anymore.
Superslim Anoniem
June 2, 2021 at 4:39 pm
Weight. Making stuff aerodynamic when it’s not needed is a waste of payload capacity
Black Mask
June 1, 2021 at 8:18 pm
Sahara dessert i presume aka mars 🤣
Mike Kozi-Lester
June 1, 2021 at 11:42 pm
Make Knight Rider Space SHIP they are looking for a vehicle
Quentin Manson
June 2, 2021 at 1:26 am
Imagine:
Your a kid at a museum on Mars and an old guy tells you the story of the first aired flight on Mars.
Waga, Leonard P.
June 2, 2021 at 7:01 am
Why do we have to tell stories to children when we can just show him YouTube videos about the Mars Helicopter
Quentin Manson
June 2, 2021 at 7:51 pm
@Waga, Leonard P. 🤯 you blew my mind
Lies Exposed
June 2, 2021 at 10:40 pm
Mars only exists on Devin island…total bs hoax
koloss
June 2, 2021 at 1:37 am
everything is fine until you rubb some Imperial system on our concesness. just stop it, would you?
Superslim Anoniem
June 2, 2021 at 4:41 pm
What?
Moh Lalam
June 2, 2021 at 6:35 am
Comment l’anti matière peut se matérialisé ?
“Théories fausse “..🤗
Unpossible POG
June 2, 2021 at 7:02 am
NASA Employees are getting older, they have to give opportunity to young blood and talented brains just like they did with Ingenuity team.
milkallergy
June 2, 2021 at 7:22 am
*happy burmese noises*
Creamy Meme
June 2, 2021 at 8:24 am
I shouldn’t read the comments
Ezra Starkey
June 2, 2021 at 10:49 am
There should be a lego Ingenuity set.
Gezmo Burdun
June 2, 2021 at 2:39 pm
In the world where everyone is a blind idiot, one eyed man is the king.
gSkin123
June 2, 2021 at 3:52 pm
?
Gezmo Burdun
June 3, 2021 at 10:29 am
@gSkin123 Exactly.
Satheesh
June 3, 2021 at 2:07 pm
r/iam14andthisisverydeep
Gezmo Burdun
June 3, 2021 at 3:17 pm
@Satheesh yep. When you snap, you will understand. Good luck.
KENKENNIFF
June 2, 2021 at 4:42 pm
Should we be giving the Martian this technology ? what happenned to the first directive ? How can we be sure they wont use it on each other to wage wars. Tiny pathetic wars, yes, but wars none the less.
Aleixo Alonso
June 2, 2021 at 5:38 pm
The fact that this video is about science and engineering and Wired chose to use feet, Fahrenheit, and unicorn-hooves as units of measurement makes me very icky 🙂
whippingstar
June 2, 2021 at 6:07 pm
Looks like they’re sitting at plastic folding tables in a Holiday Inn conference room waiting for the local real estate association’s annual presentation. Mediocre.
Raul Coronado
June 2, 2021 at 7:39 pm
👍
Wrong Dimension
June 2, 2021 at 9:40 pm
(According to me) it’s a useless invention, excessive amount of resources and energy will be wasted to get a little outcome. When the ground is itself pulling u down then u must focus on inventing ground-level machines. 👀
IceRook
June 2, 2021 at 10:57 pm
DJI is laughing at us
dfalconerio
June 3, 2021 at 4:06 am
cant wait till amazon starts sending orders to mars
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SERE SALOME
June 3, 2021 at 10:14 am
He lied about not being able to cancel out gravity… bob Lazar said they have it at Area 51 lmaooo
David Cornell
June 10, 2021 at 12:52 am
are you dum
Mus’ab Umair
June 3, 2021 at 10:50 am
It’s a drone?
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Herald Shalom Vallente
June 3, 2021 at 2:54 pm
That [indistinct] is “Yaw” term used in aviation about the side to side movement of an aircraft.
Caizer adolfer
June 3, 2021 at 2:58 pm
Male narrators make it more interesting when it comes to scientific stuffs
Leave narration to men
Caizer adolfer (proxydobee)
June 3, 2021 at 2:58 pm
Male narrators make it more interesting when it comes to scientific stuffs
Leave narration to men
Caizer adolfer
June 3, 2021 at 3:02 pm
China will duplicate …they copy and mass produce everything
Caizer adolfer (proxydobee)
June 3, 2021 at 3:02 pm
China will duplicate …they copy and mass produce everything
Herald Shalom Vallente
June 3, 2021 at 3:06 pm
sol after sol, that’s the day in space sol for sun. HAHAHAHA SOUL HAHAHAHAH
Vishu Gunter
June 3, 2021 at 6:14 pm
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kulik03
June 3, 2021 at 9:30 pm
This is what the so-called UFOs actually are
David Boucher
June 3, 2021 at 9:57 pm
Why are they wearing hazmat suits while building a helicopter?
The Junior YouTuber
June 4, 2021 at 2:13 am
So they dont contaminate mars
DE J
June 12, 2021 at 2:20 pm
@The Junior YouTuber Rather so they don’t contaminate the probe with dust, water droplets or whatever else might damage sensitive parts. It’s standard procedure for building regular satellites too.
Joseph Kernan
June 15, 2021 at 4:53 am
The real reason they have to wear suits is because they don’t want to contaminate the drone/probe with meterial that could damage the eletrical box in the center. But, the most importannt reason is because they don’t want to contaminate Perseverance itself. Perseverance’s main mission is to find life on mars. But if a bit of dead skin or water get’s within it’ sensor, it could contaminate the rover’s life-finding parts.
Jk
June 15, 2021 at 4:53 am
The real reason they have to wear suits is because they don’t want to contaminate the drone/probe with meterial that could damage the eletrical box in the center. But, the most importannt reason is because they don’t want to contaminate Perseverance itself. Perseverance’s main mission is to find life on mars. But if a bit of dead skin or water get’s within it’ sensor, it could contaminate the rover’s life-finding parts.
Joseph K.
June 15, 2021 at 4:53 am
The real reason they have to wear suits is because they don’t want to contaminate the drone/probe with meterial that could damage the eletrical box in the center. But, the most importannt reason is because they don’t want to contaminate Perseverance itself. Perseverance’s main mission is to find life on mars. But if a bit of dead skin or water get’s within it’ sensor, it could contaminate the rover’s life-finding parts.
David Boucher
June 15, 2021 at 4:56 am
@Joseph Kernan thank you for the reply. That makes sense
David Boucher
June 15, 2021 at 4:56 am
@Jk thank you for the reply. That makes sense
David Boucher
June 15, 2021 at 4:56 am
@Joseph K. thank you for the reply. That makes sense
Joseph Kernan
June 15, 2021 at 7:43 am
@David Boucher My pleasure, man. Have a great day!
Jk
June 15, 2021 at 7:43 am
@David Boucher My pleasure, man. Have a great day!
Joseph K.
June 15, 2021 at 7:43 am
@David Boucher My pleasure, man. Have a great day!
David and Goliath
June 4, 2021 at 4:46 am
DEVON ISLAND .
.088PSI on Mars 90%+ Co2 …helical flight is impossible at less than 1 atmosphere. Even with lighter gravity .
NASA LIES .
Took the Red Pill
June 4, 2021 at 4:46 am
DEVON ISLAND .
.088PSI on Mars 90%+ Co2 …helical flight is impossible at less than 1 atmosphere. Even with lighter gravity .
NASA LIES .
✅
June 4, 2021 at 4:46 am
DEVON ISLAND .
.088PSI on Mars 90%+ Co2 …helical flight is impossible at less than 1 atmosphere. Even with lighter gravity .
NASA LIES .
Joseph Kernan
June 15, 2021 at 4:49 am
But… it is. Even though the atmospheric pressure and thickness is a lot lower than on Earth, with enough prescion of roll and yaw plus really fast spinning blades, the drone would be able to fly.
Jk
June 15, 2021 at 4:49 am
But… it is. Even though the atmospheric pressure and thickness is a lot lower than on Earth, with enough prescion of roll and yaw plus really fast spinning blades, the drone would be able to fly.
Joseph K.
June 15, 2021 at 4:49 am
But… it is. Even though the atmospheric pressure and thickness is a lot lower than on Earth, with enough prescion of roll and yaw plus really fast spinning blades, the drone would be able to fly.
✅
June 15, 2021 at 7:12 am
@Joseph Kernan the lift formula disagrees with you .
Go watch “drone in a vacuum ” .
✅
June 15, 2021 at 7:12 am
@Jk the lift formula disagrees with you .
Go watch “drone in a vacuum ” .
✅
June 15, 2021 at 7:12 am
@Joseph K. the lift formula disagrees with you .
Go watch “drone in a vacuum ” .
✅
June 15, 2021 at 7:13 am
@Joseph Kernan there’s not enough air density to push against .
You can spin as hard and fast as you like , without a dense enough atmosphere to push against , you’re not going anywhere .
Nasa lies .
✅
June 15, 2021 at 7:13 am
@Jk there’s not enough air density to push against .
You can spin as hard and fast as you like , without a dense enough atmosphere to push against , you’re not going anywhere .
Nasa lies .
✅
June 15, 2021 at 7:13 am
@Joseph K. there’s not enough air density to push against .
You can spin as hard and fast as you like , without a dense enough atmosphere to push against , you’re not going anywhere .
Nasa lies .
Joseph Kernan
June 15, 2021 at 7:28 am
@✅ Actually, propelled flight is possible in any type of atmosphere. Depending on how thick or thin the atmosphere is, it might take as little as 500 rpm to as much as 2400 rpm. But, if there’s an atmosphere, that atmsophere can give lift to the heli/drone if the drone/heli blades are moving fast enough. But I do like your take on this subject. Have a good morning!
Jk
June 15, 2021 at 7:28 am
@✅ Actually, propelled flight is possible in any type of atmosphere. Depending on how thick or thin the atmosphere is, it might take as little as 500 rpm to as much as 2400 rpm. But, if there’s an atmosphere, that atmsophere can give lift to the heli/drone if the drone/heli blades are moving fast enough. But I do like your take on this subject. Have a good morning!
Joseph K.
June 15, 2021 at 7:28 am
@✅ Actually, propelled flight is possible in any type of atmosphere. Depending on how thick or thin the atmosphere is, it might take as little as 500 rpm to as much as 2400 rpm. But, if there’s an atmosphere, that atmsophere can give lift to the heli/drone if the drone/heli blades are moving fast enough. But I do like your take on this subject. Have a good morning!
✅
June 15, 2021 at 7:43 am
@Joseph Kernan Mars .088 PSI .
Laws of physics say impossible.
Grab the formula, and do the math .
Lift is the result of a pressure difference. Density is a variable.
No pressure , no lift , regardless of rpm .
Earth 14.7 psi .
Helical flight is impossible on earth @ 4.481 PSI , about the height of Everest .
Mars .088psi fails the lift formula , even at 38% of Earths gravity .
✅
June 15, 2021 at 7:43 am
@Jk Mars .088 PSI .
Laws of physics say impossible.
Grab the formula, and do the math .
Lift is the result of a pressure difference. Density is a variable.
No pressure , no lift , regardless of rpm .
Earth 14.7 psi .
Helical flight is impossible on earth @ 4.481 PSI , about the height of Everest .
Mars .088psi fails the lift formula , even at 38% of Earths gravity .
✅
June 15, 2021 at 7:43 am
@Joseph K. Mars .088 PSI .
Laws of physics say impossible.
Grab the formula, and do the math .
Lift is the result of a pressure difference. Density is a variable.
No pressure , no lift , regardless of rpm .
Earth 14.7 psi .
Helical flight is impossible on earth @ 4.481 PSI , about the height of Everest .
Mars .088psi fails the lift formula , even at 38% of Earths gravity .
Allan Turner
June 4, 2021 at 1:56 pm
It’s not as big of an achievement once you understand that NASA is lying to you and their excessive happiness and laughter is not excitement about their helicopter (666 gematria) but mockery directed at those gullible enough to believe it
Natura Wallis
June 4, 2021 at 2:14 pm
David Copperfield
Americanknow
June 4, 2021 at 3:04 pm
Aren’t you tired of the Nasa’s BS with fake CGI?
Marcus Ellis
June 4, 2021 at 5:41 pm
This is as phony as Mr Spock. NASA exists to convince mankind that God doesn’t. Complete hoax.
Kenang Ponco
June 4, 2021 at 6:46 pm
Fake
Miko Bee
June 5, 2021 at 1:39 am
intergalactic gornlings
Olafs BERZINS
June 5, 2021 at 7:01 am
A video about NASA/JPL where imperial system is used (miles and Fahrenheit), ehhh Wired.
Thomas Klaus
June 6, 2021 at 9:10 am
6:26
Why do they wear _double_ masks?
Stone Cold
June 8, 2021 at 10:03 am
It’s recommended by the CDC. Provides better filtration because it doubles the layers of material that virus-containing respiratory droplets have to travel through before reaching your face and mouth.
Ryan Joseph Long
June 6, 2021 at 4:22 pm
It kind of seems like to me there would be no reason to account for less gravity because it would just fly with more force… But then again I’m not a NASA scientist so good on them for that.
Abdul Ghani Al Akkad
June 17, 2021 at 10:38 am
Gravity means how much an object would weigh. How much downward force its exerting. It would’ve been far more challenging if the gravity of Mars was the same. The blades would have to spin much faster.
Andy Hughes
June 9, 2021 at 10:57 pm
So why is it so difficult for people to fathom that other intelligences could send similar probes to study earth?
They are known as UFOs.
Dox
June 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm
AAAAA in the future, please include metric system measurements — at least as an onscreen translation, especially in a scientific video…
baghlani92
July 7, 2021 at 12:16 am
🇺🇸🧡