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It's almost flown under the radar that we have another manned launch coming up. Unfortunately it's super early in the morning, but still.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">✔️ Another step closer to launch!<br><br>Early this morning, <a href="https://twitter.com/astro_kimbrough?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@astro_kimbrough</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Astro_Megan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Astro_Megan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Aki_Hoshide?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Aki_Hoshide</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Thom_astro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Thom_astro</a> participated in a dress rehearsal of the Crew-2 launch day events. Lift off is targeted for April 22 at 6:11 a.m. ET: <a href="https://t.co/ZGyOV9COzs">https://t.co/ZGyOV9COzs</a> <a href="https://t.co/PxG2fZwVtn">pic.twitter.com/PxG2fZwVtn</a></p>— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) <a href="https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1383773711380013065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
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It's not 4K but it's real good.
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The Ingenuity Mars helicopter completed the first controlled, powered flight on Mars today. It's fitting that the mission, an experimental companion to the Perseverance rover, carried a piece of history. A postage stamp-size piece of muslin fabric that covered one of the wings from the Wright brothers' Flyer 1 is attached to a cable beneath the helicopter's solar panel. A different piece of the wing's material, known as "Pride of the West" – along with a splinter of wood from the Flyer — was flown on Apollo 11 in 1969, traveling to the moon and back. The first powered, controlled flight on Earth took place aboard the Flyer near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, when Orville and Wilbur Wright flew 120 feet for 12 seconds in December 1903. History was made when the Wright brothers conducted four separate flights on Dec. 17, 1903, and each one was a little longer than the previous one. |
Crew launch is pushed back a day.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpaceX</a> Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon are seen on the launch pad this morning. Launch of the Crew-2 mission to <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Space_Station</a> is now targeted for Friday, April 23 at 5:49 a.m. EDT. ��: <a href="https://t.co/56Am0ERBaK">https://t.co/56Am0ERBaK</a> <a href="https://t.co/9fTKcmky36">pic.twitter.com/9fTKcmky36</a></p>— NASA HQ PHOTO (@nasahqphoto) <a href="https://twitter.com/nasahqphoto/status/1384838802615771136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarsHelicopter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MarsHelicopter</a> Flight #2 is in the books! I’ve captured its higher, bolder flight, and I’ll be sending back all my latest frames soon. Meanwhile, here's a quick preview, including takeoff and two turns. <a href="https://t.co/MmNOuIQ8ly">pic.twitter.com/MmNOuIQ8ly</a></p>— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1385242367687499778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Close up of first flight:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Getting comfy with my cameras and bringing my subject into sharp focus. Of course, getting the shot is always easier when your subject nails their mark. Here are zoomed-in views of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarsHelicopter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MarsHelicopter</a>'s takeoff and landing on flight #1. Getting set up for flight #2. <a href="https://t.co/2lR0sU5hOO">pic.twitter.com/2lR0sU5hOO</a></p>— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1385085570116771840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
I'm excited about that thing, but man...it looks fragile. Hopefully it's more durable than it looks!
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Perseverance rover just made oxygen on Mars
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/22/world...scn/index.html (CNN)The Perseverance rover may be parked at an overlook to capture any flights by the Ingenuity helicopter over the next two weeks, but it's not wasting any of its time on Mars. The rover on Tuesday successfully converted some of the plentiful carbon dioxide on Mars into oxygen as a first test of its MOXIE instrument. The name MOXIE is short for Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment. After warming up for about two hours, MOXIE produced 5.4 grams of oxygen. This is enough to sustain an astronaut for about 10 minutes. |
Reminder for anyone willing to get up early (or go back to bed after).
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpaceX</a> Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon are seen at sunset as preparations continue for the launch of the Crew-2 mission to <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Space_Station</a> on Friday, April 23 at 5:49 a.m. EDT. ��: <a href="https://t.co/56Am0EzZMa">https://t.co/56Am0EzZMa</a> <a href="https://t.co/q4q5aHLZf9">pic.twitter.com/q4q5aHLZf9</a></p>— NASA HQ PHOTO (@nasahqphoto) <a href="https://twitter.com/nasahqphoto/status/1385047053164683264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Anyone watching? All seems go so far.
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Spectacular. Gotta love a night launc.
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