The flight that changed everything.
120 years ago today, the Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot.
It flies! The One Week Wonder, a @SonexAircraft Waiex powered by a @flyrotax engine and built at #OSH22 by volunteers in 7 days, made it's first flight this morning! Thanks to ALL of our sponsors, volunteers, and everyone who pulled a rivet!
Virtual Chapter meeting - This Saturday - 8:50am, Chapter member, CFI/CFII, and ForeFlight expert Jan Squillace tells us everything we need to know about this best-in-class EFB. Zoom meeting details are on the website - see the Chapter Calendar on the Event Calendar page.
Following the latest in a series of reviews, teams at @NASA & @SpaceX continue to prepare for launch of the Crew-2 mission to the @Space_Station no earlier than April 22 at 6:11am ET.
Additionally, the Crew-1 astronauts are targeted to return on April 28: https://t.co/WOCXoPqKbG
In just 3 days, our @NASAPersevere rover lands on Mars, where it will explore Jezero Crater, search for signs of ancient microbial life, & collect samples for future missions.
Watch live #CountdownToMars coverage from @NASAJPL on Feb. 18 at 2:15pm ET: https://t.co/XiIYhRd7fR
Meet #DEFIANTX—our revolutionary helicopter for the @USArmy's #FLRAA mission! It's designed by @Sikorsky-Boeing to fly low and fast through complex terrain to deliver soldiers to the objective area, known as "the X."
LIVE: @SpaceX's upgraded Dragon is packed with @ISS_Research and other cargo for return to Earth. Watch as the spacecraft departs from the @Space_Station: https://t.co/VzmEmUMiQv https://t.co/VzmEmUMiQv
Falcon 9 and SXM-7 on pad 40. Today’s one-hour and 59-minute launch window opens at 11:21 a.m. EST, and weather is 90% favorable for liftoff → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK
✔️🖊️ GO For Launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich!
The Launch Readiness Review at @30thSpaceWing has concluded and we are GO for #SeeingTheSeas. 🌊 Launch is targeted for tomorrow, Nov. 21 at 9:17 a.m. PT aboard a @SpaceX#Falcon9 rocket: https://t.co/bcbWozevED
✅ Sample stowed
✅ Capsule closed
Our @OSIRISREx spacecraft's sample of rocks & dust from asteroid Bennu is safe for return to Earth. The mission team from @NASAGoddard, @UArizona & @LockheedMartin worked around the clock to successfully stow the sample: https://t.co/vuATLw7jqk
Our #Artemis I mission will be instrumental in testing all of our technologies to ensure astronaut safety:
🧑🚀 The @NASA_Orion spacecraft
🚀 The @NASA_SLS rocket
📡 And the @NASASCaN and @NASA_TDRS communications networks: https://t.co/2gbMbub9uG
Starman, last seen leaving Earth, made its first close approach with Mars today—within 0.05 astronomical units, or under 5 million miles, of the Red Planet