NASA has again delayed the Wright Brothers moment for its tiny helicopter on Mars as teams continue to troubleshoot issues ahead of its first flight on another world.
The original flight for the four-pound Ingenuity helicopter was set for Sunday and then pushed to mid-week. On Monday, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory wrote in an update, “a detailed timeline for rescheduling the high-speed spin-up test and first flight is still in process.” No new date has been set for the historic flight, but JPL posted online that the new date will be set sometime next week. #MarsHelicopter update: Ingenuity is healthy, but it needs a flight software update.