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Last weekend we mentioned that there had been a problem during a spin test for the NASA Ingenuity helicopter. NASA mission controllers have figured out a way to

A new era of flight on other worlds Bob McDonalds blog: Powered flight on Mars could be the first step to atmospheric flight on other planets or moons Social Sharing Bob McDonalds blog: NASAs Ingenuity Mars helicopter is a first attempt at powered flight on another planet Posted: Apr 16, 2021 11:54 AM ET | Last Updated: April 16 This image shows Ingenuity during a wiggle test of its blades before the actual spin-up to ensure they were working properly on April 13, 2021.(NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU) Th...

WHAT HAPPENED!!??!!… On This Day In History – April 16 1789 – George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration 1867 – Co-father of flight, and presumed drawer of the short straw, Wilbur Wright, born in Millville, Indiana. 1881 – In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle 1889 – Silent film legend, Hollywood pioneer, co-founder of United Artists studio, actor, director, writer and producer, Charlie Chaplin is born in Walworth, London, England. 1915 – T...

17 April 2021, 5:16 am EDT By NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its first rapid spin test at full speed, marking an important milestone on the path to flight around the red planet. The feat also coincides with the 154th anniversary of the birth of Wilbur Wright, one of the iconic brothers who invented and flew the first powered aircraft. Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Hurdles Before Test Spin The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter underwent through a number of engineering challenges befo...

Thursday, April 15, 2021 Imagine this scenario: Your star witness, an expert on the topic of prosthetic device microprocessors, has been on the stand for an hour discussing the history of prostheses, the nature of integrated circuits, and the two-part test for determining actual controversy. Thus far, he has relayed his testimony calmly and thoroughly. You are so pleased with his performance, your confidence concerning the trial outcome is beginning to swell. When you look over at th...

Today’s Highlight in History: On April 16, 2007, in one of America’s worst school attacks, a college senior killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech before taking his own life. On April 16: In 1789, President-elect George Washington left Mount Vernon, Virginia, for his inauguration in New York. In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. In 1867, aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright was born in Millville, Indiana ...

Tornadoes damaged structures April 16, 2011, near Dunn, N.C. File Photo by Juliacolton/Wikimedia Dr. Jack Kevorkian arrives for the 16th annual Critics Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on January 14, 2011. On April 16, 1990, Kevorkian helped in his first assisted suicide. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo On April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 blasted off on an 11-day moon mission with three astronauts aboard. File Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo Smoke is s...

14 hrs ago 1867: Wilbur Wright was born near Millville in Henry County. His father, Milton Wright, was a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. The family moved several times, ending up in Dayton, Ohio, where Wilbur and his brother Orville conducted experiments which made aviation history. 1903: Indiana Governor Winfield T. Durbin and United States Senator Charles W. Fairbanks led the grand opening of the West Baden Springs Hotel in French Lick. Called the “Eighth Wonder of th...

Mars Helicopter flight delayed to no earlier than April 14 Photo: NASA and last updated 2021-04-11 14:01:49-04 NASA LANGLEY - Its a historic flight that will be out of this planet, literally. After some six years of research, simulations and tests NASA will soon conduct the first flight for the Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars. "Oh its exciting, its very exciting," said Susan Gorton, NASA Project Manager for the Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Project. Based on data from the Ingenuity Mars h...

Jim Krumel: Smithsonian Magazine tells Delphos woman’s story Jim Krumel Robert Holdgreve grew up in the 1930s and early ’40s listening to stories about how his great-aunt, Ida Holdgreve, worked alongside Orrville and Wilbur Wright when they were building airplanes. The 91-year-old Delphos resident thought he had heard all of the stories until several weeks ago when he received a copy of the March 15 edition of the Smithsonian Magazine, which is the official journal of the prestigious Smiths...