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Watch NASA’s mission control track the first flight on Mars NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is slated to attempt the first-ever powered flight on another world at 3:30AM ET on Monday. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/18/22376033/nasa-ingenuity-helicopter-watch-ground-control-live-stream-time

NASA will attempt to fly its Mars helicopter on April 19th NASA finally has a new flight date for its Mars helicopter after a bug fix prompted a delay. The space agency now expects to fly Ingenuity "no earlier than" April 19th at about 3:30AM Eastern. Don't worry about staying up all night to follow along, though. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/nasa-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-flight-date-184556782.html

NASA’s new Mars rover is about to spawn a tiny helicopter NASA’s Perseverance rover is getting ready to deploy a mini-helicopter named Ingenuity on Mars. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345034/nasa-mars-rover-perseverance-ingenuity-helicopter

     OK. I've always loved photography and film but never considered a drone. I always thought they would be to hard to fly.       Not any more.        A company called DJI had a will rated drone out that won't break the bank and had a ton of features that make this drone as easy to fly as pointing onto a phone or tablet screen. Also for those of us that are clumsy it has anti collision. It's the  Phantom 4  ( click here for the summer sale, save hundreds )      When researching drones the Phantom series was always at the top of the list for reviews.  PC Magazine  lists the the  Phantom 4  as Number 1 for 2016.   IDG Tech advisor  also lists the  Phantom 4  as Number 1.  CNET  says "this is the Drone to get" ( See below the movie for prices from DJI)  Here is a little bit about the  Phantom 4  Phantom 4 - (Cli...

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