NASA's Mars Helicopter Went Silent for Six Agonizing Days By Nancy_A
“In more than 700 sols operating the helicopter on Mars, not once had we ever experienced a total radio blackout,” Brown wrote. “Even in the worst communications environments, we had always seen some indication of activity.”
The helicopter is shown with a green dot. The rover is shown with a red dot in places where communications with the helicopter were impossible. The rover is shown with a yellow dot at its nearest point to the helicopter before Flight 50 was executed. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Now that Ingenuity is back, the team realizes future communication glitches are likely to happen. While it has far exceeded its nominal mission and its surprisingly hardy off-the shelf equipment keeps on ticking, the aging equipment and dusty conditions mean the helicopter won’t last forever.
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