BLUE ORIGIN - Latest Mission and Jim Kitchen

"Blue Origin’s latest mission takes a professor and entrepreneur to the edge of space" PBS NewsHour 3/30/2022

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SUMMARY:  American astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth Wednesday from the International Space Station along with two fellow Russian cosmonauts.  He was in space for 355 straight days, longer than any American yet.  But attention will return to private efforts Thursday as Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, will launch its latest human flight.  Miles O’Brien reports.

NASA - Mars 2020 Mission

Perseverance rover

 

Ingenuity helicopter

 

"NASA sets ambitious goals for latest mission to Mars" PBS NewsHour 2/17/2021

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SUMMARY:  If all goes according to plan, the United States will land its most advanced [Perseverance] rover ever on Mars on Thursday, nearly 300-million miles from where it lifted off last year.  It is a daunting task, one that will set up a more ambitious exploration of the Red Planet.  Miles O'Brien lays out the nerve-wracking challenges and goals of the mission.

 

 

"NASA rover lands on Mars, resuming search for remnants of life" PBS NewsHour 2/18/2021

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SUMMARY:  The U.S. is back on the Red Planet after a nearly 300-million-mile journey.  NASA celebrated late Thursday afternoon when it landed its latest rover on Mars.  The rover is designed to explore new areas of the planet and look for clues for past life there.  Miles O'Brien joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the mission.

 

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