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Healthy-Review-7484 t1_izbjh5t wrote

I remember the first flight and how elated the Ingenuity team was. They must be insanely proud and looking to what is next and may be possible given what they are learning.

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Fraun_Pollen t1_izbka9w wrote

We had no idea if the atmosphere was thick enough to even support rotor flight. When that chopper left the ground, it was a huge moment for our understanding of our capability for interplanetary colonization.

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Healthy-Review-7484 t1_izbo5qf wrote

I know!!! I was on the edge of my chair. The engineering required for the environment is truly mind blowing.

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Fraun_Pollen t1_izbofh0 wrote

Yes. Now we know for certain that if we ever colonize mars, we can still get same day delivery via Amazon drone /s

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