NASA News 8.15.2021
Cygnus Spacecraft Secured at the Space Station The International Space Station’s crew welcomed Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo resupply ship Thursday morning. The spacecraft’s arrival brings more than 8,200 pounds (3,720…
NASA News This Week
Supersonic Flight Tests Safety is paramount as we prepare for flight tests of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft. To ensure the X-59 pilot’s safety, life support system equipment is…
What’s Going on With Perseverance and Ingenuity on Mars?
The Mars 2020 mission featuring rover Perseverance on Mars and it’s lovable sidekick the helicopter Ingenuity have continued their hijinks on Mars. Meaning, science is going extremely well and to…
Oumuamua – Was it a Probe from an Alien Civilization?
Yes, yes it absolutely was. If you’re not familiar with Oumuamua, it is a space-bound object and first known interstellar object recently discovered and found to be careening towards our…
Ingenuity Flight Updates – Second & Third Flights
Ingenuity has aced its second and third flight tests. Putting Ingenuity into the air(?) on Mars has been tricky but initial testing is coming back with glowing results as Ingenuity…
Finally, Ingenuity Flies! Success
I woke up this morning and as I tend to do and opened up the NASA missions page and selected the Perseverance link. I was immediately greeted with the helicopter…
NASA News and Updates
Not going to go into the fiasco that is becoming the first controlled flight of a vehicle on another planet. The demonstration test has had a few setbacks and pushbacks…