Ingenuity helicopter decides not to fly

Several days ago I reported via a Science Posting that NASA's fully autonomous Ingenuity Helicopter could not make its 14th flight due to a change in the Martian Atmosphere as it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the CO2 on the planet is shifting down to the South polar region where it is now a Martian Winter...so the atmosphere where Ingenuity is based is thinner, requiring a 2700 rpm blade speed... However, there was an anomaly exhibited as the testing was being done and Ingenuity shut itself down, which could have been the result of dust build up on some components... It has been stated by NASA that this dust is a "sticky" dust and not easily swept away by the rotor blades... This 14th flight will be scheduled and attempted at a later date...

Remember that this remote controlled (partially) helicopter was only designed to fly a few times over a 1 month period, but has flown 13 flights so far... doing far more than it was ever expected to accomplish.

I hope you enjoyed this Video...
Kerry
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