Post by rubl on Apr 13, 2021 17:16:16 GMT 7
Let's just say that a software update to be transferred and installed remotely is a bit easier than sending a team of engineers to change some parts.
"NASA writes software update for Ingenuity helicopter to enable first Mars flight
Won’t say when flight tests will resume, because uploads and testing are hard when your machine is 15 light minutes away"
www.theregister.com/2021/04/13/ingenuity_mars_software_upgrade_needed/
"Mars helicopter can’t fly until it gets a software update, NASA says
NASA says its Mars Ingenuity helicopter requires a software update before it can attempt its first flight on the red planet.
There’s a lot riding on Ingenuity as it seeks to become the first-ever aircraft to perform powered flight on another planet. The diminutive machine, which arrived on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February 2021, was supposed to make its first flight on Sunday, April 11, but an issue that emerged during a high-speed spin test of the aircraft’s rotors prompted NASA to postpone the effort.
At the time, it was expected that the next flight attempt could take place on Wednesday, April 14, but NASA has now learned that it needs to install a new software update on Ingenuity. The time-consuming process means that NASA will be unable to schedule the flight until next week.
In a tweet, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is overseeing the Mars mission, described Ingenuity as “healthy” and confirmed there are no serious underlying issues affecting the 4-pound (1.8-kg) helicopter."
www.digitaltrends.com/news/mars-helicopter-cant-fly-until-it-gets-a-software-update/
"NASA writes software update for Ingenuity helicopter to enable first Mars flight
Won’t say when flight tests will resume, because uploads and testing are hard when your machine is 15 light minutes away"
www.theregister.com/2021/04/13/ingenuity_mars_software_upgrade_needed/
"Mars helicopter can’t fly until it gets a software update, NASA says
NASA says its Mars Ingenuity helicopter requires a software update before it can attempt its first flight on the red planet.
There’s a lot riding on Ingenuity as it seeks to become the first-ever aircraft to perform powered flight on another planet. The diminutive machine, which arrived on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February 2021, was supposed to make its first flight on Sunday, April 11, but an issue that emerged during a high-speed spin test of the aircraft’s rotors prompted NASA to postpone the effort.
At the time, it was expected that the next flight attempt could take place on Wednesday, April 14, but NASA has now learned that it needs to install a new software update on Ingenuity. The time-consuming process means that NASA will be unable to schedule the flight until next week.
In a tweet, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is overseeing the Mars mission, described Ingenuity as “healthy” and confirmed there are no serious underlying issues affecting the 4-pound (1.8-kg) helicopter."
www.digitaltrends.com/news/mars-helicopter-cant-fly-until-it-gets-a-software-update/
