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The first ever Mars helicopter is INGENIOUS

When NASA launches its next Mars rover this summer, it will have a very special cargo on board: A helicopter. NASA’s Ingenuity aims to be the first robot to take flight on another planet. Here’s why it’s such a big deal.

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When NASA launches its next Mars rover this summer, it will have a very special cargo on board: A helicopter. NASA’s Ingenuity aims to be the first robot to take flight on another planet. Here’s why it’s such a big deal.

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  1. harshvardhan naik

    May 17, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    Cnbc : why we are sending helicopter to Mars
    Me : “we” WTF

    • lokewailinn William

      May 17, 2020 at 1:36 pm

      It means them not u

    • OKjoey86

      May 17, 2020 at 6:46 pm

      We, as in the human race

  2. harshvardhan naik

    May 17, 2020 at 12:18 pm

    Please send queen Elizabeth to Mars. she will survive there.

  3. C D

    May 17, 2020 at 12:29 pm

    Looks like a 10 dollars cheap RC toy

  4. Jeremy Toh

    May 17, 2020 at 12:46 pm

    Hey I have the same exact NASA jacket as you!

  5. Dave Hamers

    May 17, 2020 at 1:06 pm

    The Pride of South Australia ????????????

  6. John theux

    May 17, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    Why? Because rovers are so damn slow:

    Mars rovers:
    Opportunity: 45.16 km
    Curiosity: 20.4 km
    Spirit: 7.7 km
    Sojourner: 0.1 km

    Moon rovers
    Lunokhod 2: 39 km
    Apollo 17: 35.74 km
    Apollo 15: 27.8 km
    Apollo 16: 27.1 km
    Lunokhod 1: 10.5 km
    Yutu 2: 0.1 km
    Yutu 1: 0.1 km

    • Jurre persijn

      May 17, 2020 at 3:37 pm

      John theux thanks

  7. Kakha Khmelidze

    May 17, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    Awaiting for it like a real crazy.

  8. Siddhant Saldanha

    May 17, 2020 at 1:33 pm

    editors are the worst…. 😀

  9. Streaming Junkie

    May 17, 2020 at 2:08 pm

    Does it come equipped with machine guns and missile launchers? I want to see some Michael Bay action on Mars. Send two of them instead of one so they can dog fight.

  10. Karl Shaharudin

    May 17, 2020 at 2:27 pm

    And if it tips over? Any self-righting mechanism built in?

  11. Craig Murphy

    May 17, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    Space is fake grow up

  12. gkz Ym

    May 17, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    Liers liiiiiera

    The earth is flat

  13. Jurre persijn

    May 17, 2020 at 3:36 pm

    I sure cant wait for google mars!

    • Khắc cảnh lê

      May 18, 2020 at 3:43 pm

      Another totalitarian company who thinks it has the right to control people’s information and manipulate elections? I hope Mars isn’t inflicted by that.

  14. Jurre persijn

    May 17, 2020 at 3:36 pm

    Imagine seeing the google car riding on mars

  15. Sujay

    May 17, 2020 at 4:08 pm

    They should have thought to make a Robot like Spot which could travel on different terrain but with sustainable battery like Solar Energy.

  16. Jessie Gomez

    May 17, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    Sending it to Nevada again.hahaha

  17. Sorin Preda

    May 17, 2020 at 5:30 pm

    Don’t send it, just shot few videos in Nevada and that’s the mission, it happened before and… still famous.

  18. pav2k

    May 17, 2020 at 5:56 pm

    It would be great for cleaning the main solar panels!!! Smart!

  19. Danny Danny

    May 17, 2020 at 6:11 pm

    E.T Phone Home

  20. ELITE RACER45

    May 17, 2020 at 6:52 pm

    “Unfortunately mars like to…..well kill our robots” ????????

  21. TonoSama

    May 17, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    Space news was much more interesting when Claire Reilly was hosting the show. CNET should arrange for her to cover other news while still doing the space news stories that made her popular.

    • CNET

      May 17, 2020 at 7:27 pm

      Claire is working on finishing up a video about space right now! Keep an eye out for it.

    • TonoSama

      May 17, 2020 at 8:21 pm

      Cheers to CNET!

  22. Kaustubh Deshmukh

    May 17, 2020 at 7:38 pm

    Please get rid of the loud annoying background music.

  23. TonoSama

    May 17, 2020 at 8:19 pm

    Looking forward to Claire Reilly’s videos. Her quirky humor and eccentric charm make her the brightest star in CNET space!

  24. M Riss

    May 17, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    Please explain the Cost Benefit Analysis for spending this money and the return on investment for this project!

  25. sherri moquin

    May 18, 2020 at 3:05 am

    It’s more of a rotar craft then calling it a helicopter

  26. Sweet Girl-TAP ON MY PHOTO

    May 18, 2020 at 9:13 am

    ???? ???? ????

  27. usethefooorce

    May 18, 2020 at 12:04 pm

    How do they right it if it flips over?

  28. Jaimen Maisuria

    May 19, 2020 at 10:00 am

    Aren’t helicopters more unstable?

  29. Obi-Wan Kenobi

    May 19, 2020 at 7:43 pm

    But… I thought there’s no air on Mars?

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