@PaulHammond51 During the Martian winter the heli is expected to experience brown-outs, like it did previously. So, it will not actually be preserving much energy by not transmitting a beacon every once in a while; most of it's energy is spent in keeping the electronics warm at night. How that fares is an important matter for future Mars helicopters, I believe.

Also, it doesn't hurt to be a little optimistic. It gives us reasons to post things :-)

#WANDY (We Are Not Dead Yet ™, in general 🤣 )

@Undertow
Yes, #WANDY !
Thanks for sharing the link for this very interesting and indeed, very informative live interview.
Travis Brown has offered more info that I've heard from the team for a long while.

It looks like #Perseverance has placed its robotic arm back in the stowed position, meaning we may see the rover moving again. So what? (More in alt text)

EDIT: Nope, not stowed. See 🧵 🔽

Here's 2 pixels of glorious #Ingenuity in the latest NAVCAM mosaic: 😀

Processed, undistorted NAVCAM_RIGHT mosaic
looking WNW (300°) from RMC 51.0000
Sol 1090, LMST: 10:52:25

One original:
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01090/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1090_0763698636_675ECM_N0510000NCAM05088_10_195J01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

#MarsHelicopter #WANDY #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

"In case you forgot me" postcard
By #Ingenuity

Just arrived from Mars.
Received: 2024-02-24T03:34:51Z

Slightly processed, undistorted, rotated HELI_RTE
Image captured from RMC 72.0001/1
Sol 1065, LMST: 14:02:54

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01065/ids/edr/browse/heli/HSF_1065_0761491016_819ECM_N0720001HELI00001_000085J01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

#MarsHelicopter #WANDY #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

#WANDY, so time for #YABIR !

(We Are Not Dead Yet so time for
Yet Another Ingenuity Blade Rotation)

Animation rotated for north up
Raw HELI_NAV images captured from RMC 72.0001/173
Sol 1064, LMST: 09:32:57

One original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01064/ids/edr/browse/heli/HNM_1064_0761385600_390ECM_N0720001HELI00173_0000A0J01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

#MarsHelicopter #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

#WANDY !! [*]

#Ingenuity managed to move its blades more this time, on Sol 1055. The team wants to assess the damage it suffered after the eventful #Flight72 that brought an end to its flying on Mars.

Animation

* "We Are Not Dead Yet". Ingenuity team's moto, per Teddy Tzanetos, PM

Rotated for north up HELI_NAV
Image captured from RMC 72.0001/803
Sol 1055, LMST: 09:07:40

One original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01055/ids/edr/browse/heli/HNM_1055_0760585070_618ECM_N0720001HELI00803_0000LUJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

#MarsHelicopter #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

@stefani
#WANDY! (We Are Not Dead Yet).
Tzanetos said that is their moto 🤣

Listening to #Ingenuity's PM Teddy Tzanetos, live on youtube, who said: #WANDY ! (We Are Not Dead Yet)

https://www.youtube.com/live/lkZ6jkqPMEc

As I hoped before (https://mastodon.social/@65dBnoise/111823379796757059), he said that they are going to first wiggle the rotor and take a movie (!) of the action, and then slowly spin the rotors to bring the other two blades into view that haven't been visible so far and assess their condition.

Of course #Perseverance is also going to come closer and take a better look to the #MarsHelicopter!

NASA Science Live: Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Tribute & Legacy

YouTube