
But nowadays we might hear of a celebrity or other normally communicative figure going radio silent or giving nothing but. Robert Ford, Air & Space, June/July 1995. I ordered radio silence, then posted lookouts in the navigator's blister. The heli was scouring an ancient river delta when it went missing for around six days in April, "an agonizingly long time," chief engineer Travis Brown wrote in a blog post. We looked around at each other and realized there was no going back over the Pacific.

It's not the first time Ingenuity has experienced downed communications. If further health checks also come back normal, Ingenuity will be all set for its next flight, westward toward a rocky outcrop the Perseverance team is interested in exploring. "Ingenuity is designed to take care of itself when communication gaps like this occur, but we all still had a sense of relief finally hearing back."ĭata so far indicates that the heli is in good shape.

Also read: Watch: NASA achieves 98% water restoration target from astronauts' urine, sweat on ISS Nonetheless, "this has been the longest we've gone without hearing from Ingenuity so far in the mission," Joshua Anderson, Ingenuity team lead at JPL, told AFP. Radio Silence (With special guest) The Love Chat 57K subscribers 40K views 2 years ago The Love Chat - Relationship Advice Podcast No Contact Vs. Radio silence means vanish from social media. The loss of communications was expected, because a hill stood between Ingenuity and Perseverance, which acts as a relay between the drone and Earth. Its like no contact with the world rather than just your ex. Ingenuity's 52nd flight launched on April 26, but mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California lost contact as it descended to the surface following its two minute, 1,191-foot (363-meter) hop. Since then, it has been deployed dozens of times, acting as an aerial scout to assist its wheeled companion in searching for signs of ancient microbial life from billions of years ago, when Mars was much wetter and warmer than today. Also read: NASA warns of solar storm that may cause 'internet apocalypse': Report The mini rotorcraft, which hitched a ride to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, has already survived well beyond its initial 30-day mission to prove the feasibility of its technology in five test flights. NASA's intrepid Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

Long time, no speak: NASA has re-established contact with the intrepid Ingenuity Mars Helicopter after more than two months of radio silence, the space agency said Friday.
