NASA Mars helicopter Ingenuity: How to watch first flight unfold live - CNET

NASA's experimental Ingenuity helicopter hopes to take flight on Mars.

Let's take a moment to marvel at the phrase "the first powered, controlled flight on another planet." NASA hopes to achieve that momentous milestone very soon with the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars.

The space agency said the Ingenuity team is diagnosing the issue and will reschedule the rotor test based on its findings.

"The rover will provide support during flight operations, taking images, collecting environmental data, and hosting the base station that enables the helicopter to communicate with mission controllers on Earth," said NASA in a statement.

NASA has set the planned test flight period to last for up to 31 Earth days.