What happened with #Ingenuity's anomalous #Flight53 ?

"[...] the helicopter executed the first half of its autonomous journey, flying north at an altitude of 16 feet (5 meters) for 466 feet (142 meters). Then a flight-contingency program was triggered, and Ingenuity automatically landed." #LAND_NOW

Read the rest here: https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9457/nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-flies-again-after-unscheduled-landing/

Note: Teddy Tzanetos is now team lead *emeritus* for Ingenuity, apparently working on #MSR's #SRH

#MarsHelicopter #Mars2020 #NASA #Solarocks #Space

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again After Unscheduled Landing

The helicopter performed a short hop to help the team better understand why its previous flight was interrupted.

NASA Mars Exploration