Ingenuity, February 18th is close for NASA’s first drone helicopter on Mars

Date of landing on Mars: 18.feb Date of first flight: unknown, summer 2021

Protocol:

Surviving launch, the cruise to Mars and landing on the Red Planet. Deploying safely to the Martian surface from the belly pan of the Perseverance rover and unfolding from its stowed position correctly. Autonomously keeping warm through the intensely cold Martian nights (as frigid as minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 90 degrees Celsius). Autonomously charging with its solar panel. Confirming communications with the rover and flight operators on Earth. Spinning up its rotor blades for the first time (to a speed below what would be needed for flight). Lifting off for the first time in the thin Martian atmosphere. Flying autonomously. Landing successfully.

/r/interestingasfuck Thread Link - youtu.be