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by TimBurr 1874 days ago
Here's a NASA blog with slightly more detail:

https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/296/mars-...

> An issue identified earlier this month showed a 15% chance for each time the helicopter attempts to fly that it would encounter a watchdog timer expiration and not transition to flight mode. Today’s delay is in line with that expectation and does not prevent future flights.