Flying a helicopter on Mars

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Flying a helicopter on Mars

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Forget about Elon's big talking, the is what JPL has actually done

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/wh ... 1d78&ei=34

Built on the cheap (well, cheap for space missions) using a lot of everyday parts from mobile phones and cordless tool battery parts ..... well worth watching ....

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Re: Flying a helicopter on Mars

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Thanks Terry,

A really interesting video. 7 'GPS' satellites circling Mars already. mind boggling.
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