Unbelievable and yet true. The helicopter NASA's Ingenuity on Mars Needs Software Update Before Flight Test!
We've heard it all, but sending a machine to an alien planet and having a good morning needs an upgrade, we think, goes beyond Windows. The team behind it NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, seems to be experiencing a "command sequence issue" with the software flight control.
After examining the data in a previous test on Earth, the NASA team made a flight plan to prepare it to fly its helicopter to Mars. While the flight test schedule was set, the team modifies and reinstalls the copter flight control software to address a "command sequence issue" !!.
On the other hand, all of us have more or less made a mistake at one point or another two software installations in our lives, why not NASA? Logically, the team will test the new software here on EARTH first, then upload it wirelessly over 225 millions kilometers, in the first vehicle to attempt powered flight to another planet. We hope to set a date for more tests next week.
