How I Helped Fly a Helicopter on Mars

Discover how an open-source contribution to CPython unexpectedly led to code flying on Mars in this 26-minute EuroPython 2021 conference talk. Follow the journey of making a first contribution to the Python project, from overcoming initial challenges to selecting and resolving a bug. Learn how this seemingly small act of giving back to the open-source community resulted in code being used in the Mars helicopter mission. Get inspired to contribute to open-source tools and potentially impact projects beyond your imagination, even in space exploration.