Like a lot of us hope to do, Ingenuity goes on summer break
All told, the helicopter has managed 29 flights since it first took to the Martian skies over a year ago. The latest, in June, went on for a little over a minute as the helicopter hustled to a spot for better communications with the Perseverance rover.
Ingenuity has surpassed all reasonable expectations for performance and longevity, although the clock is running down for the device. Engineers have had to adapt operations as the helicopter continued functioning past its original test campaign, planned for the more favorable conditions of the Martian spring. A lack of sunlight during winter has meant the helicopter has had to be shutdown overnight and its electronics endure a drop in temperatures.
The expectation is that dust levels in the atmosphere will drop in July"so the team has decided to give the helicopter's batteries a break for a few weeks and build their daily state of charge back up,"
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