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NASA Ingenuity Mars helicopter, broken and alone, spotted by Perseverance rover on Martian dune (www.space.com)

submitted 9 months ago by GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world to c/space@lemmy.world

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NASA's Perseverance Rover took a photo of its broken companion, the Ingenuity helicopter, as it sat alone on a dune.

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[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

I mean, of course it's alone. I'd be quite surprised if it wasn't. Is this some sort of attempt to get us emotionally weepy about a broken drone?

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago

If it is it's bloody working

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social -2 points 9 months ago

Do you feel sorry for the helicopter? That is because you crazy.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

😆👌 that's freaking good.

Got me into a lamp horror movie vibe by the time the dude shows up.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I've binged too many Star Wars animated series not to feel sad about broken drones left behind. ❤️🤖❤️

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

"We couldn't be prouder or happier with how our little baby has done," said Teddy Tzanetos, Ingenuity Project Manager at JPL, during a livestreamed tribute to the helicopter on Jan. 31. "It's been the mission of a lifetime for all of us. And I wanted to say thank you to all of the people here that gave their weekends, their late nights. All the engineers, the aerodynamic scientists, the technicians who hand-crafted this aircraft."

Bet JPL could invent something to get even you to care :p