July 1, 2023 7:39 PM

NASA re-established contact with intrepid Ingenuity Mars Helicopter after more than 2 months of radio silence

American Space Agency, NASA, on 30 June 2023, Friday said that it has re-established contact with the intrepid Ingenuity Mars Helicopter after more than two months of radio silence. Data so far indicate that the helicopter is in good condition. Mission controllers of Ingenuity's 52nd flight launched on 26th April, however, lost contact as it descended to the surface following its two-minute, 363-meter hop. Meanwhile, the loss of communications was expected, because a hill stood between...