Category: Science
April 22: Lyrid meteor shower to climax on Earth Day 2021
The predawn hours are the best times to witness the Lyrid meteor shower
NASA’s first flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter deemed successful
The solar-powered helicopter first became airborne on the Red Planet today at 3:34 a.m.
NASA Ingenuity: First Martian controlled helicopter flight now scheduled for Monday, April 19
Data from Ingenuity’s first flight will be televised and reach Earth a few hours after its first experimental flight attempt
Astronaut Kate Rubins and two cosmonauts return safely from International Space Station
The NASA astronaut will be returning home to Houston following her second spaceflight, this one lasting 6 months living aboard the ISS
Baltimore Ravens and Leidos team up to support opioid addiction recovery
Both will donate to ‘Oxford House’ to provide funds and materials to aid new residents in their recovery journeys
April 11: NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter scheduled for first experimental flight
The historic Martian event will be livestreamed on Monday, April 12
First Martian selfie of Perseverance Mars Rover with the Ingenuity helicopter
The Mars rover used a camera on the end of its robotic arm to snap this shot of itself with the Ingenuity helicopter nearby
Plans are underway for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s first flight on the Red Planet
With the difference in atmosphere and gravity between Mars and Earth, a few things need to be considered for the Mars Helicopter’s first flight to succeed.
NASA’s Rover makes its first test drive on the Martian surface
Plus the first image from Mars, Rover’s first 360-degree panorama image and a pic of Rover’s newly named Mars touchdown site
Kamala Harris chats with astronaut Victor Glover aboard the International Space Station, virtually
Commander Glover. the first African American on a long-duration space mission, is responsible for the ISP’s spacecraft systems and performance
