Plans for the first flight test of NASA Mars helicopter were delayed after failed to complete a test last weekend, but now the team behind him says the craft has completed a full speed spin. As described in a blog post and video update, the team apparently took two approaches to solving the problem they identified.
A change in the controls in the flight sequence was apparently enough to help him complete the test, while still working on a Ingenuity helicopter flight software modification continues. They tested the new software, but it could take a few days to transfer and load, with the craft currently residing 174 million kilometers from Earth. A decision on what to do could come tonight, and we could know the new test flight schedule as early as Saturday morning, so stay tuned.
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