NASA's Perseverance mission to Mars has been pretty much perfect thus far. The rover and its tiny helicopter companion landed on the Red Planet with ease and after about a month of systems testing and other startup work, both the rover and the Ingenuity helicopter were given clean bills of health. This past weekend, the Mars helicopter was slated to have its first moment in the spotlight this past weekend, but unfortunately, that didn't come to pass.
In an announcement, NASA revealed that the date for the flight will now be no earlier than April 14th, which is a bit of a bummer for science fans, but there was apparently a very good reason for the delay. According to NASA, the helicopter returned some data that suggested things weren't 100% perfect, and a flight delay was immediately issued.
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NASA forced to delay first Mars Helicopter flight originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 12 Apr 2021 at 11:04:24 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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