The unsung sidekick on Mars - Ingenuity #nasa

Why am I feeling empathy for a robot?

We all love Ingenuity even though she was a bit flighty...

Ok, but one day we’ll pick it up, right?

Why am I crying for an inanimate object?

Why do I feel bad for a robot I barely knew of?

I worked at NASA JPL back when the Veeyager twins were just getting off the ground.

The campus was utter chaos, but extraordinarily interconnected.

I've always been amazed at the levels of perfection that each Mission apparently achieved.

Ingenuity met her fate the day she sat down a little too hard.

Her Counter-rotating wings met each other because of a 90 degree precession due to gyroscopic physics.

Perhaps a wider gap between the two rotors might have saved her.



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it maybe tiny but it is the only weather station on the planet. Almost all the other robot overloads on the planet are dead. We went from Kitty Hawk to flying on another planet pretty quickly, hope the learning pace continues.

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God, you made my eyes watery with this one.

Opportunity: I'm cold and it's getting dark...
Ingenuity: whoof, rough landing, but I'm good to fly. Guys? Where are you going?



Ingenuity: Is anyone there?

She’ll survive as long as the tusken raiders don’t find her

I want to see "Saving private Ginny" movie!

When i am crying? Cold nights 😭

I like you! I think that means a lot of people do or will like you. May you benefit from that in whichever ways you want to. Forward, ever!

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More of this Les of everything else

Nooo this makes me so sad and so happy 😭

Valinor hills? Goddamn, bury me there

I have never been this emotionally damaged since the thanos snap

I don't know why but you said "she's in her final resting place and..." and I think I almost cried a little. Damn you! I never knew about this little friend and now they're gone to us but SHE doesn't understand why she's being left forever.

"Good landing, that was a close one! When are we flying again? Guys? Ya there?"

Before any of you cry to hard dont forget its just wires and bits strung together. Elle is just.... Dangerously good with wording. 😂🫂

Damn u. Im not crying. U are 🥺

MAN did she live up to her name 😢💚

Press F in the chat for Ingenuity.

Aw. Little Ingenuity. Didn't know. And there was flight? So cool!

Also: you're so beautiful... (Sorry, not trying to be weird. Maybe failing at that. Just wanted to compliment you with the truth in case no-one told you already. Super witty, intelligent AND beautiful. There. I'll stop.) /🇪🇺

I love this story and how you told it.

What happened to the pilot?
Did they get hurt in the crash?

No but why did this make me cry

Aerodynamics of a 🐄

Ingenuity - the greatest little trooper ever. Don't worry Ingenuity, we will rescue you one day and give you an awesome new home back on Earth. 👍😉

I love your videos so much. So totally cool!

dear god the mars bots have lore

Somehow mars dust got in my office watching this.

Not me worrying if she's lonely😢

Samwise Gamgee is the biggest side-main….

I’m pretty sure you would know that.

Wouldn't it be metal if we, humans, after walking and building bases in the mars, retrieve these bots and mark them as what was the first step towards the imperium of men?

The long term success of Ingenuity was invaluable to the Perseverance mission! After the initial scheduled flights to collect IT’S mission data, Ingenuity guided the rover past obstacles and identified points of interest to investigate!

Valinor Hills? What tells you nerds run this programme?

well put...

You got that Vooooocccaaaallll FRrrryyyyyyyyeeeeee

Love this content

Great video! I'd like to give you my number....

Should build a city and make a nice monument where her resting spot is once we colonize it!

I’m so happy you started popping up on my feed

You are a great educator and storyteller. Much respect and❤

Your natural eligance leaves a wake of elation in my mind.

What’s the best part if they can repurpose her flying this to become a propellor that cleans here solar cells

Stupid human pack bonding 😢

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Why am i crying