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Ingenuity Postpones Flights Until August

by Staff Writers Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2022 JPL
It's now dust season and winter on Mars, meaning there's more dust in the air and less sunlight to help recharge Ingenuity's batteries. Dust levels are expected to subside later in July, so the team has decided to give the helicopter's batteries a break for a few weeks and build their daily state of charge back up. Weather permitting, Ingenuity is expected to be back in the air around the start of August.






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