The measures countries have taken in response to COVID-19, ranging from large-scale lockdowns to the mass deployment of personal protective equipment, have resulted in environmental effects.
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After seven unsuccessful launches, the rocket finally got the clear to launch. From the Wallops Flight Facility, the Black Brant XII carrying the KiNET-X mission successfully launched from the Wallops Flight Facility on Sunday, May 16, at 8:36 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
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Students from several states across the nation will have an opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space calls will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. All events will take place virtually.
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The week-long wait on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility’s launch had come to a conclusion when NASA Wallops official Twitter confirmed this Saturday the Black Brant XII sounding rocket carrying the KiNET-X payload was “a go” for Saturday afternoon, May 15. The launch was cancelled due to abnormal weather.
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An out-of-control Chinese rocket plunged out of orbit Saturday night ET and reentered Earth’s atmosphere, according to China’s space agency.
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NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson announced Wednesday that Susie Perez Quinn will serve as the agency’s chief of staff. Quinn joins NASA with extensive experience in government and government relations.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts are in orbit following their early morning launch bound for the International Space Station for the second commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory. The international crew of astronauts lifted off at 5:49 a.m. EDT Friday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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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.m. PDT).
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The US Department of Defense (DOD) recently confirmed that a 2019 video that captured apparent unidentified flying objects (UFOs) is an authentic video. According to the DOD, the UFOs are not necessarily alien in nature but are considered unidentified.
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NASA is targeting no earlier than Sunday, April 11, for Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet. To mark a month of Ingenuity flights, the agency will host several events to bring people along for the ride.
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