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Does NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter run a Samsung Galaxy S5 chip?
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter that took the historic flight on mars has been celebrated throughout the world. Interestingly, the aircraft runs the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor that was installed in the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the OnePlus One. However, the chip runs a Linux operating system instead of Android. The Snapdragon 801 processor installed on the aircraft carries out tasks including flight control systems ad visual navigation system. According to NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk, “The X-15 was a pathfinder for the space shuttle. Mars Pathfinder and its Sojourner rover did the same for three generations of Mars rovers. We don’t know exactly where Ingenuity will lead us, but today’s results indicate the sky – at least on Mars – may not be the limit”.What are the implications of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chip on NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter?
The fact that NASA used the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chip on its Mars Ingenuity helicopter has compelled many to change their perceptions regarding smartphone chips. Usually, smartphones are perceived as devices with limited performance capabilities. This may be due to the restrictions in the size when compared to a full-sized desktop computer. However, the successful flight of the Ingenuity helicopter has made us rethink what a smartphone processor is capable of. According to Ingenuity lead operations manager Tim Canham, “We upload the commands we want to run, and then we die inside for hours waiting to learn what happened. Then, when all the data comes back, we frantically get online and look at it to make sure that everything went the way we wanted it to go”.












Infinix Hot 10 Play tech specs
Infinix Hot 10 Play features a 6.82-inch HD+ TFT IPS display with a 90.66 percent screen-to-body ratio, 20.5:9 aspect ratio and 440 nits of peak brightness. This waterdrop-style notch display offers a contrast ratio of 1500:1 and is protected with NEG Dinorex T2X-1 glass layering. The phone runs Android 10 and is powered by




