China News Service, April 7th. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the "Smart" helicopter will not make its first test flight on Mars before April 11, which is also the first time it has been on another planet. Perform power control flight.
According to reports, the helicopter will rise to an altitude of about 3 meters during its first flight. If successful, subsequent flights will be carried out at an altitude of about 5 meters.
On April 4, 2021 local time, an original NASA helicopter landed on the surface of Mars before flying.
It is reported that if the "Smart" helicopter test flight as scheduled, at about 3:30 am Eastern Time on April 12th, NASA will broadcast live on multiple platforms and major social media accounts to show the "Smart" helicopter team. Analysis of flight test data.
However, the flight date may still change with the specific deployment, pre-flight inspection and aircraft location.
Earlier news stated that the "Smart" will fly for the first time around April 8.
NASA notified on April 6 that the first flight would be postponed for several days, but did not explain the reason for the postponement.
"Smart" arrived on Mars in February as part of the "Perseverance" rover mission.
According to NASA's plan, the Mars rover will carefully observe the helicopter test and forward the images and other information obtained during the test to the earth.