NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Reestablishes Contact with Perseverance Rover After Two Months
Educationpatra. Kathmandu. NASA's pioneering Ingenuity helicopter on Mars has successfully regained communication after a hiatus of approximately two months. On June 28, NASA announced that contact had been reestablished between the Ingenuity helicopter and its robotic partner, the Perseverance Rover.
his groundbreaking aircraft has made history as the first-ever vehicle to achieve powered flight on a celestial body other than Earth.
The connection with the Ingenuity Perseverance Rover had been lost since April 26. In July 2020, NASA dispatched the helicopter alongside the Perseverance rover to explore the ancient history of Mars. The successful landing of both the helicopter and rover took place in the Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021.
Ingenuity, which relies on solar energ...