According to the space program, small businesses are vital to NASA’s mission, helping expand humanity’s presence in space and improve life on Earth. NASA has selected 365 U.S. small business proposals for initial funding from the agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, a total investment of more than $45 million.
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NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. Before the four-pound (1.8-kilogram) rotorcraft can attempt its first flight, however, both it and its team must meet a series of daunting milestones.
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The NASA Perseverance rover landed at Mars’ Jezero Crater on February 18 nearly seven months after its takeoff to the Red Planet. Perseverance becomes the fifth NASA rover to ever touch down on Mars after Sojourner, twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity and Curiosity.
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Nearly seven months after its takeoff to Mars, the NASA Perseverance rover is expected to land at the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater on February 18.
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Invented over 2,000 years ago, leap years are a necessary need for the internationally used Georgian calendar. Without it, seasons would be traditionally indistinguishable.
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Protests to combat global climate change took place across the planet Friday, Sept. 20 in an effort to bring attention to the ongoing crisis.
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An opinionated essay by Daily Planet Reporter, Clare Cade. On July 20, 1969, at approximately 20:17 UTC, two Americans made history by becoming the first men to step foot on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin turned President Kennedy’s space mission into a reality with this voyage—but some conspiracy theorists believe that it was all a lie.
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When you hear the word “pollinator” your mind immediately jumps to bees, doesn’t it? That makes sense — according to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, there are roughly 500 native bee species in Minnesota and Wisconsin alone.
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