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Friday, April 30, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Completes Fourth Flight
Success 👏#MarsHelicopter completed its 4th flight, going farther & faster than ever before. It also took more photos as it flew over the Martian surface. We expect those images will come down in a later data downlink, but @NASAPersevere's Hazcam caught part of the flight. pic.twitter.com/Fx3UHu4jgv
— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) April 30, 2021
CONTINUITY: Chinese Space Station Begins Orbital Construction
THE HAPPENING WORLD: SpaceX Starship SN15 Medium Altitude Test
FAA approval for the flight has been given and the road closure is scheduled for 13:00 UTC. The weather is not promising, but that didn't stop them launching SN11 in dense fog.
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Weed Eater Wars!
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Ultrawhite Paint Transparent to Infrared
Here is the paper: “Ultrawhite BaSO4 Paints and Films for Remarkable Daytime Subambient Radiative Cooling”.