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[It's] very interesting for us in the science side to be able to participate in this demonstration of the operational capability of a helicopter, of course, we recognize that the ability to both scout rover traverse directions, making sure that there are pathways that are safe and efficient to get us to where we want to goand the ability to fly the helicopter out into terrain that the rover cannot possibly traverse to bring back scientific data -- this is extremely important for future missions that could combine a rover with a reconnaissance helicopter.