Altius Volantis · 11:19am Jul 30th, 2020
In half an hour we launch the first thing to fly on Mars.
I think they should name her Spitfire.
The Golden Crane flies for Tarmon Gai'don.
In half an hour we launch the first thing to fly on Mars.
I think they should name her Spitfire.
Wooooow!!
Oh, is that what it is? :O I hadn't realized the significance!
5325559 It's a rover, carrying a little drone helicopter, which will be the first aircraft ever flown on another planet.
The rotors have to spin about ten times faster than they would on Earth, because the atmosphere is so thin. But the amount of ground we'll be able to cover from the air is exponentially bigger than with land-based rovers.
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Fantastic. :D