After 63 days of silence, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter has phoned home again
After 63 days of silence, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter is talking again. The little chopper took to the Martian skies on April 26 for its 52nd flight but lost contact with mission controllers before landing — creating a monthslong communications blackout. But Ingenuity phoned home again on June 28, relieving any potential concerns about the safety and whereabouts of the first aircraft on another world.
Sometimes, Ingenuity is off exploring and taking images of sites that the rover may not reach for weeks. Once Perseverance crested the obstructive hill, the helicopter and rover had a chance to communicate and relay Ingenuity’s messages back to Earth — including the data captured during its 139-second-long flight spanning 1,191 feet on April 26.
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