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NASA officials said Saturday they re targeting Monday for a historic flight of a small helicopter on Mars that was postponed last weekend due to a technical problem.
The 4-pound helicopter named Ingenuity is now scheduled for approximately 12:30 a.m. PDT Monday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
A livestream will begin at 3:15 a.m. PDT as the helicopter team prepares to receive the data downlink in the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, NASA said Saturday.
Ingenuity was designed and built at JPL. It was set to make its historic first flight the first on another world on April 11, but the mission was delayed due to a problem that occurred during a test spin of its rotors.
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Dean and Anna are joined by Sampling Science Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (and Cincinnati raised!), Robert Moeller. He shares some of his journey from his younger days in Cincinnati suburb, Reading, Ohio to working at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an engineer for the Mars Perseverance Rover mission. Together they celebrate the succesful landing of Perseverance in late February, while taking a look forward to what s next for the misison.
Of course, they also have to explore the question humanity has asked since first realizing those glowing dots in the sky are entire planets: Is there life on Mars? Does the relatively recent discovery of water on Mars and what stargazers observance of possible canals mean there may have been in the past?
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⢠Planning sessions
Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square planning sessions will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, via Zoom and at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 15, at City Hall, 1300 White St. For information, email city harc@cityofkeywest-fl.gov or call 305-809-3973.
⢠Plant clinics
The UF/IFAS, Monroe County Master Gardener Volunteers, will be offering a series of plant clinics via zoom and in-person, addressing residents’ plant, insect and gardening questions. The virtual plant clinics will include a 15-minute topical discussion at the start of each event. Virtual classes: Tuesday, April 13, Growing turmeric and ginger in containers; Tuesday, April 27, Pests of ficus; and Tuesday, May 11, Landscape hurricane preparedness. Plant clinics begin at 10 a.m. via Zoom. In-person classes: Saturday, April 17, Home Depot, Marathon, 4555 Overseas Highway and Key West Botanical Garden, 5310 College Road; Wednesday, April 21, Garden Club of the Upper Keys, 94040 Overseas Hwy, Tav
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2021-04-10 20:33:36 UTC
If you were planning to tune in on Sunday for NASA s maiden voyage through the skies of Mars, don t bother. It s not happening.
The first flight of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter is now set for no earlier than April 14, the U.S. space agency confirmed on Saturday. Everything s fine in general, NASA is still communicating with the temporarily grounded aircraft. But there s been a technical hiccup that needs to be resolved. During a high-speed spin test of the rotors on Friday, the command sequence controlling the test ended early due to a watchdog timer expiration, NASA s statement reads. This occurred as it was trying to transition the flight computer from Pre-Flight to Flight mode. The helicopter is safe and healthy and communicated its full telemetry set to Earth.