Mars Ingenuity Helicopter And NASA Resume Communication

Ingenuity after two years on Mars

Ingenuity after two years on Mars.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA reports it has resumed communication with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter after a 63-day interruption due interference from the hilly terrain at Jezero Crater. NASA says the small reconnaissance drone may resume flights within a couple of weeks. Contact resumed on June 28 as Perseverance...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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