I don't know if you still remember the American "Ingenuity", which was the first powered aircraft developed by the United States to fly on an extraterrestrial planet.
In February 2021, the Mars rover "Perseverance" successfully landed on the surface of Mars, as the first Mars helicopter caused a lot of heated discussions at the time, and now the news is that he will never fly again and will not carry out any more missions to Mars.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on January 25 that the first robot to fly over an alien world, --- Ingenuity Mars helicopter, suffered damage to its rotor blades during its latest flight and could no longer fly.
The 1.8-kilogram Ingenuity helicopter landed in the Jezero crater on Mars in February 2021 with the Perseverance rover.
After losing contact with the operator after the last flight on January 18, 2024, and by the time the mission team managed to reconnect with the Ingenuity on the 19th, images collected showed that one or more of Ingenuity's four rotor blades were damaged during the landing and could no longer work with Perseverance.
This also means the end of his mission, when Ingenuity arrives on Mars, and after the rover determines its bearing, it will be deployed to the surface of Mars. At its bottom, two cameras will capture footage beneath the surface of Mars — one in color and the other in black and white.
During the mission, a number of achievements have been made, first of all, Ingenuity has successfully completed 70 flights on Mars, setting a new record, and performing very well.
Second, it reached a record height of 24 meters (78.7 feet) and a top speed of 10 meters per second (22.4 mph). These feats are not just milestones, but they are crucial in gathering valuable data for future missions to Mars.
In addition, some fundamental data such as atmospheric performance was obtained, which could be critical to understanding the performance of the gyroplane in the rarefied Martian atmosphere, informing future design of lift and thrust dynamics. and environmental resilience, so as to provide more sufficient data and theoretical support for other landers to land on Mars in the future.
However, in May 2022, Ingenuity also had a malfunction, losing contact with NASA's jet propulsion laboratory's helicopter flight control team due to a lack of power, 24 hours later.
Fortunately, 24 hours later, the control team contacted the "Ingenuity" helicopter, and it can be regarded as a safe passage through this period
After talking about the American "Ingenuity" that can no longer fly, some netizens are concerned about Zhurong, the "Zhurong" rover has been hibernating on the surface of Mars since May 18, 2022, and is expected to resume activities around the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere in December 2022.
However, a full year has passed, and there is still no news from Zhurong, and some foreign media have speculated that Zhurong has lost contact, saying that he was frozen to death.
I don't know if I'm frozen or not, anyway, their "wit" is gone, and the official hasn't announced the news of the Zhurong yet, so they should have their own concerns and strategies.
You must know that the Zhurong Mars rover has learned the lesson of the loss of contact with the American Opportunity due to the lack of power supply caused by sand and dust blocking the solar panels, and has made improvements in the design of the two solar panels, and used improved materials to shake off the dust. Theoretically, no problem.
The autonomous awakening of Zhurong needs to meet two conditions: first, the electrical power must reach more than 140 watts, and second, the battery temperature must reach minus 15 °C;
Due to the harsh conditions on Mars, large dust storms can last for months and permeate the entire atmosphere, seriously affecting the visibility of optical observations, and dust storms are more frequent during the winter months. Therefore, it is very likely that the solar radiation is not strong enough to meet the conditions for Zhurong's awakening.
When the solar radiation is sufficient and the sandstorm weather weakens, it should be able to wake up, and I look forward to good news from Zhurong.
It is worth noting that in addition to the Zhurong trip to Mars, the mainland's lunar exploration project is also advancing, and the moon, as the closest natural satellite to the earth, has always been one of the important goals of human space exploration. China's progress in the field of lunar exploration has also attracted global attention.
In addition to the Chang'e series of satellites, China also plans to carry out more ambitious lunar exploration missions in the future. China plans to achieve a manned landing on the moon within the next 1030 years, establish a lunar base, and carry out long-term scientific experiments and technical experiments on the lunar surface.
Once this plan is realized, it will make China the third country after the United States and the Soviet Union to successfully land people on the moon, which will greatly enhance China's international status and scientific and technological strength.
With the development of the mainland's aerospace industry, a lot of aerospace science and technology have come to us. For example, whether it's a car navigation or a mobile phone app, satellite navigation provides us with precise location information to help us find our way in unfamiliar places.
Secondly, the application of aerospace technology in the medical field is also becoming more and more extensive. For example, satellite remote sensing technology can help doctors diagnose diseases remotely, making medical services more accessible and convenient.
In addition, aerospace science and technology also play an important role in areas such as food safety. For example, in terms of food, there are aerospace food standards, which are stricter and more reassuring than ordinary food standards.
And as a special field food, astronaut energy meal also has a special ability, the first thing to say is that it can provide the energy needed by the human body for up to 6 hours, and at the same time help the human body to supplement nutrition. Keep the body's metabolism in a relatively balanced state.
In terms of health, the space convenience meal is very strict in terms of standards, and the selection of ingredients can stand the test very well, achieving 0 additives and 0 trans fatty acids, ensuring the health of astronauts with very high standards.
It can be said that it has an irreplaceable role in manned spaceflight, and now it should be the national emerging food program. It has transferred its patents to private enterprises, so that the public can also eat healthy energy meals.
If you are going to travel to the moon for a long time, a space energy breakfast is indispensable. We look forward to the smooth progress of the mainland moon landing.
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