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The von Kármán Lecture Series: Helicopters in Space

Members of the NASA Mars Helicopter team attach a thermal film to the exterior of the flight model of the Mars Helicopter. The image was taken on Feb. 1, 2019.
Members of the NASA Mars Helicopter team attach a thermal film to the exterior of the flight model of the Mars Helicopter. The image was taken on Feb. 1, 2019.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Helicopters in Space

Mar. 11

Time: 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m. EDT; 0300 UTC)
How do you fly a helicopter on Mars? It takes Ingenuity and Perseverance. During this technology demo, Farah Alibay and Tim Canham will get into the details of how these craft will manage this incredible task.

Host:
Nikki Wyrick, Public Services Office, NASA/JPL

Co-Host:
Sarah Marcotte, Public Outreach Specialist, NASA/JPL

Speaker(s):
Dr. Farah Alibay, Systems Engineer, Mars 2020, NASA/JPL
Timothy Canham, Mars Helicopter Operations Lead, NASA/JPL

Webcast:
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