Andrey Popov
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Mars Flight Test No. 1 is scheduled to launch at about 11 a.m. local time on Mars, when winds in the area are expected to be lightest and the battery will be at an adequate state of charge. In addition to using existing wind models, the teams will also be regularly checking data from the rover’s Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) instrument, which will provide data on the winds in the vicinity.
At the beginning of Ingenuity’s surface operations, the helicopter will aim to hit the following milestones:
• Autonomously keeping warm through the intensely cold Martian nights (as frigid as minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 90 degrees Celsius).
• Autonomously charging with its solar panel.
• Confirming the communications link: between the helicopter and its base station; between the base station and the rover’s communication system; and then between the rover and Earth, all the way back to the helicopter flight operators.
• Unlocking its rotor blades, confirming blades can change their angle, or pitch, and then performing both low-speed (50 rpm) and high-speed (2,400 rpm) spin tests while still standing on the surface.
Once Ingenuity is certified for its test flights, it will attempt:
• Lifting off for the first time in the thin Martian atmosphere
• Flying autonomously
• Landing successfully
If all those steps are successful, Ingenuity will attempt up to four additional test flights.