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Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home, breaking 63-day silence (www.space.com)
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[–] Deebster@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

It's a slightly clickbaity headline, since it suggests this was a worrying problem, as opposed to part of the plan.

the recent silent spell, which the two mission teams had expected: The rover had disappeared behind a hill from the helicopter's perspective, and it didn't come back into view until June 28.