Nasa climate

63,006 views Jul 2, 2023
Ever since the Perseverance Rover landed on the Martian surface more than two years ago, Ingenuity has been consistently flying. Despite a mission goal around one month long, the helicopter surpassed these expectations and has been continuing to help gather new information and scout for the rover. This was up until a few months ago when NASA lost contact with it.

Specifically, Ingenuity attempted its 52nd flight back on April 26th and while NASA knew the helicopter had flown as instructed, they lost contact with it as it descended. Since then, the agency hadn’t heard a thing and wasn’t sure about the condition of the helicopter. We now know that Ingenuity is in good health and will attempt another flight soon.

This is good news as Perseverance could benefit heavily from more scouting as it makes its way toward new terrain. Here I will go more in-depth into what caused the two month long communication blackout, some of the issues the helicopter has run into, what to expect in the coming months, and more