NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Breaks Silence, Phones Home After 2-Month Communications Blackout
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NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 52nd flight despite a communication blackout caused by challenging Martian terrain. Contact with the helicopter was re-established on June 28, and flight 53 is scheduled to explore Mars's westward terrain in the coming weeks. The goal of the 52nd flight was to reposition the helicopter and take images of the Martian surface for the rover's science team. If all health checks go well, Ingenuity may fly again within the next couple of weeks.
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