11 April 2021, 9:51 am EDT By Mars helicopter mission ( Youtube/ iGadgetPro ) People who are anticipating the launch of NASA's Mars helicopter and seeing it in action may have to wait a bit longer. The space agency has delayed the first flight of Ingenuity to no earlier than Apr. 14. This is after the test flight was done on Apr. 9 went awry. According to NBC, the high-speed spin test finished prematurely after a watchdog timer, which is meant to catch technical issues, expired while transitioning the helicopter to its flight mode. NASA's Mars helicopter delay NASA stressed that Ingenuity was safe and healthy and that it was reviewing telemetry from the vehicle to both understand what happened and determine when the first flight might occur, according to CGTN.