By Paul Scott Anderson, on April 19th, 2021
Success! The Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, took this photo looking down at its own shadow on the surface after liftoff. This is the first time that powered, controlled flight has been accomplished on another planet. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
After much anticipation, NASA’s first-ever Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has successfully completed its first test flight, which took […]
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By Ben Evans, on April 16th, 2021
Expedition 65 astronauts Shannon Walker, @Aki_Hoshide & @Thom_astro are set to take turns at commanding @Space_Station over the next few months. […]
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By Ben Evans, on March 31st, 2021
@Maxar & Busek have completed end-to-end hot-fire testing of Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) systems for @NASA’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE). […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on March 11th, 2021
The zodiacal light is seen as a faint glow that extends upwards just before dawn or just after dusk. Scientists thought the dust that causes it came from asteroids or comets, but now new data from the Juno mission suggests the dust originated on Mars. Photo Credit: A. Fitzsimmons/ESO/Wikipedia
A team of scientists with […]
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By Ben Evans, on March 9th, 2021
As another rover sets to work on Mars, @NorthropGrumman has begun work on a mission that will bring @NASAPersevere’s samples back to Earth. […]
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By Ben Evans, on March 5th, 2021
A busy Visiting Vehicle manifest @Space_Station in April has produced another delay for @Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner OFT-2 mission. […]
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By Ben Evans, on March 4th, 2021
OTD in 1994, shuttle Columbia flew an ambitious 14-day mission to prepare for @Space_Station. […]
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By Ben Evans, on March 3rd, 2021
OTD in 1969, NASA launched one of the unsung heroes in America’s bid to land a man on the Moon. Today @AmericaSpace remembers the many-faced flight of Apollo 9. […]
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By Ben Evans, on February 26th, 2021
@Dynetics completes Preliminary Design Review (PDR), as NASA prepares to down-select its Human Landing System (HLS) candidates from 3 to 2 later this spring. […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on February 22nd, 2021
Perseverance’s touchdown on Mars. Photos: NASA/JPL
Since its successful landing on February 18 in Jezero Crater, mission scientists for the Perseverance rover have been providing updates on the status of the rover, and so far everything seems to continue to go well. Today, NASA held a media briefing to show the amazing video footage […]
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