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Data from the Mars Helicopter flight #62 during Sol 940 (October 12, 2023) Stretching the envelope continues with a new speed record of 10 meters per second (22.37 mph).

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[โ€“] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Flight 62, that's incredible. To think that they considered a five flights a success

[โ€“] paulhammond5155@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They're really pushing the flight envelope in the recent flights, with a a string of altitude and speed records. It's an impressive machine for sure.