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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I have at last had time to create a movie showing the complete sol-133 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarsHelicopter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MarsHelicopter</a> flight. They went a loooong way with this one. <a href="https://t.co/NtacoGbyC8">pic.twitter.com/NtacoGbyC8</a></p>— Scott "Black Lives Matter" Maxwell (@marsroverdriver) <a href="https://twitter.com/marsroverdriver/status/1416894884179439616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Damn. Do we know how far it traveled? Looked like a few hundred yards.

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 15754358)

Damn. Do we know how far it traveled? Looked like a few hundred yards.

2,051 feet.

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Originally Posted by Donger (Post 15754366)

2,051 feet.

That's crazy. Glad it's holding up so well.

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Originally Posted by Donger (Post 15754351)

I honestly have no idea what was actually expected of it, but that distance seems a pretty underwhelming IMO

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Originally Posted by Easy 6 (Post 15754394)

I honestly have no idea what was actually expected of it, but that distance seems a pretty underwhelming IMO

It's a robot flying on Mars. You've got to calibrate your expectations.

In rough numbers, thats about how far Perseverance can go in 3 days at max speed.

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 15754402)

It's a robot flying on Mars. You've got to calibrate your expectations.

In rough numbers, thats about how far Perseverance can go in 3 days at max speed.

Fair enough, the problem must be on my end

I just assumed it would be able to roam further afield

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Originally Posted by Easy 6 (Post 15754394)

I honestly have no idea what was actually expected of it, but that distance seems a pretty underwhelming IMO

It's flown almost a mile now, in an environment which is equivalent to flying a helicopter on Earth at 87,0000 feet. And, it has to stay in RF range of the rover.

What if UFO’s are just billionaires from other planets?

Get your shit in gear, Russia!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ICYMI: Earlier today, the Russian Nauka module inadvertently fired its thrusters while docked to the <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Space_Station</a>. Mission Control teams corrected the action and all systems are operating normally. The crew was never in any danger. Stay tuned for a media telecon later today: <a href="https://t.co/bjuDmdiZu5">pic.twitter.com/bjuDmdiZu5</a></p>— NASA (@NASA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1420811795606933512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

As a result, Starliner's demo launch is postponed until next week. (But hopefully they'll finally get up there.)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the space station is expected to be postponed from Friday.<br><br>Ground teams are assessing a problem that caused unexpected thruster firings on the newly-arrived Nauka module at the station.<br><br>��: <a href="https://twitter.com/mdcainjr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mdcainjr</a> <a href="https://t.co/JZ5VZXAB57">https://t.co/JZ5VZXAB57</a> <a href="https://t.co/kKioXfxyQU">pic.twitter.com/kKioXfxyQU</a></p>— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1420811474042302468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Also, this is nuts.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Completing feed system for 29 Raptor rocket engines on Super Heavy Booster <a href="https://t.co/uARWx2HYTr">pic.twitter.com/uARWx2HYTr</a></p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1420819718701780995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 15761983)

I love the fact that there are 23 people standing inside the booster in that picture. Gives a sense of how large Starship really is.

While Starship is obviously the most exciting thing going on right now, ULA/Boeing are finally going to try again for their ISS-bound test tomorrow. Fingers crossed nothing else goes wrong.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">��LAUNCH COUNTDOWN // <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AtlasV</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Starliner</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OFT2</a><br>��️: 8.3.21➡️ broadcast 12:30 pm ET; launch 1:20 pm ET <br>ℹ️: <a href="https://t.co/VIynIdVS23">https://t.co/VIynIdVS23</a><br>��: <a href="https://t.co/TkZHqbXk9E">https://t.co/TkZHqbXk9E</a> <a href="https://t.co/8ilyAKHRU6">pic.twitter.com/8ilyAKHRU6</a></p>— ULA (@ulalaunch) <a href="https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1421474374725644298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>