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Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California confirmed the flight succeeded after receiving data from the helicopter via NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover at 6:46 a.m. EDT (3:46 a.

The experimental Ingenuity vehicle is expected to complete a short but historic up-and-down flight on Monday morning.

NASA is targeting no earlier than Monday, April 19, for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at approximately 3:30 a.m. EDT (12:30 a.m. PDT).

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, returned to Earth on Saturday, following six months living and working aboard the International Space Station.

Elon Musk’s company bested Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and others in the contest to carry American astronauts to the lunar surface.

NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface.

NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface.

The following is a statement from Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Friday’s announcement of the intended nomination by President Joe Biden of former NASA astronaut Pam Melroy to serve as the agency’s deputy administrator:

NASA’s investment in space – both the unique Earth science conducted in orbit and the technology developed by living in space and exploring the solar system and universe – returns benefits every day, particularly when it comes to environmental issues.

NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Friday, April 16, to announce the company or companies selected to move forward in developing a modern human landing system (HLS) that will carry the next two American astronauts to the surface of the Moon and pave the way for sustainable lunar exploration under the Artemis program.

Almost Every Galaxy Has One – A Black Hole, That Is via NASA https://ift.tt/2RAzfGN

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NASA has awarded a contract modification to United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colorado, to add Vulcan Centaur launch services to the company’s NASA Launch Services II (NLS II) contract, in accordance with the contract’s on-ramp provision.

An estimation of the iconic predator’s total population can teach us things about dinosaurs that fossils cannot.

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These pterosaurs had wingspans as long as 33 feet, and scans of fossilized remains reveal a surprise in their anatomy.

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Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are scheduled to end their mission on the International Space Station Friday, April 16.

If their bids at motherhood fail, they can then regrow their brains.

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A small study suggests that soil microbes could play a role in the ring-like grass formations in parts of Australia’s wilderness.

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Teenagers and tweens will be fine, experts say — if adults model resilience.

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With supplies from Johnson & Johnson set to fall 86 percent, a White House official warned that the vaccine would be scarce until a troubled Baltimore plant gains regulatory approval.

Johnson & Johnson will allocate 86 percent fewer doses across the United States next week than are now being allocated, according to C.D.C. data, dealing a setback to a national vaccination campaign that has just found its footing.

Johnson & Johnson will allocate 86 percent fewer doses across the United States next week than are now being allocated, according to C.D.C. data, dealing a setback to a national vaccination campaign that has just found its footing.

A story this week that involved wobbling muons, particle colliders, a Costco parking lot and the possible rewriting of the laws of physics drew an array of enthusiastic comments.

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.