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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 […] Launch teams declared @ULALaunch Mighty Atlas, @NASAPersevere & ground assets ready to support Thursday’s launch to Mars. […] 
@NASAPersevere is 4 days out from launch atop @ULALaunch Mighty Atlas. Next stop: Mars. […] 
@NASAPersevere launches atop an @ULALaunch #AtlasV booster on Thursday, bound for the geologically rich Jezero Crater on Mars. […] 
Artist’s conception of the helicopter-like drone which could accompany the Mars 2020 rover. Image Credit: NASA Over the past few years, numerous orbiters, landers, and rovers have been sent to Mars, revealing the world as never before. There is, however, something else which hasn’t been done yet: a helicopter, airplane, or balloon. An […] The SkyTEM sensor suspended beneath a helicopter over Blood Falls and the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica. Photo Credit: L. Jansan Scientists have discovered a vast network of salty aquifers beneath the surface of Antarctica, thanks to an airborne imaging system used there for the first time. The finding may have interesting implications for […] 
Kaman Aerospace developed the single-engine, single-seat K-MAX helicopter, certified in 1994, to perform heavy lifting maneuvers. According to their website, this helicopter is capable of performing repetitive, external heavy-lift maneuvers where it has the ability to lift more than its own empty weight, a maximum load of 6,000 lbs. While performing heavy-lift maneuvers, the K-MAX […] |
 Next Launch Starlink-26 on a Falcon 9 rocket from KSC,FL scheduled for: 15 May 21 at 22:58 GMT 15 May 21 at 6:58pm Eastern 
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