After 63 days of silence, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter made contact with Earth again. The tiny drone took to the skies over Mars on April 26 for its 52nd flight, but lost contact with mission controllers before landing, creating a month-long communications blackout.
On June 28, Ingenuity called again without any apparent problems in the safety and whereabouts of the first airship on another planet. However, there is still a long way to go for humans here on Earth to confirm that the device landed safely on the red planet.
The flight was aimed at repositioning the helicopter and capturing images of the Martian surface. The mission team anticipated that there might be a disruption in communication. This is because Ingenuity communicates with mission control at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Pasadena, California, relaying all messages through the Perseverance rover.
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“The part of Jezero Crater that the rover and helicopter are currently exploring has a lot of rough terrain, making communication disruptions more likely,” Josh Anderson, Ingenuity team leader at JPL, said in a statement.
2023-07-08 00:32:26
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