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NASA’s JPL appoints its first female director | Engadget
By J. Fingas@jonfingas, January 29th, 2022 NASA isn’t just interested in putting more women in space. The agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has appointed Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Dr. Laurie Leshin as its first female director. She’ll assume the role on May 16th, replacing former director Michael Watkins (who retired in August 2021) and interim director Lt.…
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NASA Expands Plans For Helicopter On Mars : NPR
By ELENA MOORE, May 1, 20216:47 PM ET NASA is allotting additional time to test the operational capabilities of its groundbreaking Ingenuity helicopter, which completed its first powered flight on Mars less than two weeks ago. Since then, the device has completed a total of four flights. If all goes well following its fifth voyage,…
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight | PRESS RELEASE |NASA
Apr 19, 2021, RELEASE 21-039 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.…
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Biden proposes $24.7 billion NASA budget in 2022 to support moon exploration and more | Space
It’s a $1.5 billion increase over NASA’s 2021 budget. President Joe Biden spoke at the White House’s Rose Garden on April 8, 2021. (Image credit: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images) By Meghan Bartels, 2 days ago More than two months after taking office, President Joe Biden has offered a first look at his…
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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity touches down on the Red Planet | Space
The Perseverance rover dropped the helicopter on April 4, 2021. By Tariq Malik 3 days ago The first helicopter on Mars is officially on Martian soil. NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity touched down on the surface of the Red Planet after being dropped by its mother ship, the Perseverance rover, the space agency announced late Saturday…
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NASA’s $10 Billion Time Machine – YouTube
#VICENews #News NASA’s $10 Billion Time Machine544,770 views•Mar 23, 2021 Scheduled to launch this Halloween, the James Webb Space Telescope will peer back in time billions of years to unlock some of the greatest secrets in the universe. Telescope scientists Heidi Hammel and Matt Mountain share their insights into the coolest space telescope ever. Source:…
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Take Math to Mars and Beyond With NASA’s Pi Day Challenge – Teachable Moments | NASA/JPL Edu
Teachable Moments| March 5, 2021 By Lyle Tavernier Learn about pi and the history of Pi Day before exploring some of the ways the number is used at NASA. Then, try the math for yourself in our Pi Day Challenge. Source: Take Math to Mars and Beyond With NASA’s Pi Day Challenge – Teachable Moments…
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What’s Up – March 2021| Skywatching tips from nasa
Mar 03, 2021 What are some skywatching highlights in March 2021? Look for Mars close to the Pleiades in the first couple of weeks of March. Then wake up early to observe the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn, which return as morning planets this month. Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s…
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San Diego Community News Group – Celebrating 20 years of Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego
Published – 03/02/21 – 08:00 AM | After America’s first woman in space retired from NASA, she had plenty of opportunities to capitalize on her celebrity, but she preferred to keep a low profile. Then in 2001, while teaching physics at UC San Diego, Dr. Sally Ride decided the time was right to use her…
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See what NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover sees in absolutely stunning 4K – CNET
By Eric Mack, March 2, 2021 9:37 a.m. The robot has barely moved from its landing spot, but it’s sending back a steady stream of visual data that’s freely available for anyone to play with. The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on the red planet less than two weeks ago, but…
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Futuristic Space Technology Concepts | NASA
Futuristic Space Technology Concepts Selected by NASA for Initial Study Early-stage research into futuristic space ideas – a lunar levitation track system, light bending lunar power system, method for making soil from asteroid material, and more – could help revolutionize NASA’s technology toolbox and pioneer new kinds of missions. More than a dozen researchers from…
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NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Provides Front-Row Seat to Landing, First Audio Recording of Red Planet
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system. The agency’s newest rover captured first-of-its-kind footage of its Feb. 18 touchdown and has recorded audio of Martian wind. New video from NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing (EDL)…
