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NASA's Mars helicopter broke during a mysterious communication blackout. Now it will never fly again. (www.businessinsider.com)
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[โ€“] GlitzyArmrest 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The helicopter isn't dead, it broke a rotor. They can still communicate with it since they were able reestablish comms.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Did it crash? I won't be surprised if NASA can make it walk or hop even with a broken rotor.