Our Perseverance mission is set to launch on Thursday, July 30 and could help answer many longstanding astrobiology questions about Mars. The mission will deliver our Perseverance rover to the Martian surface, and this powerful rover is equipped with a multitude of tools to study the planet’s environment and to answer questions about whether or not the Red Planet could have had life in the past.
In preparation for launch, our Astrobiology Program is releasing a new update to Issue #2 of the graphic history series, Astrobiology: The Story of our Search for Life in the Universe. This new, fourth edition tells the tale of our exploration of Mars in relation to astrobiology.
The history of our exploration of Mars is full of struggle and triumph. Mars is a dangerous and difficult planet to visit, with frigid temperatures, damaging dust storms, low gravity, and a thin atmosphere. Despite the challenges, NASA missions have opened our eyes to a world that was much more Earth-like in its past, with environments that contained all the necessary conditions for life as we know it.
Issue #2 tells the complete history of our endeavours on Mars, from the Mariner missions to Viking and Pathfinder to Curiosity. In this fourth edition, you’ll find details on the Perseverance rover and its journey to search for ancient signs and signatures of life that could once and for all tell us whether or not life gained a foothold on the ancient Red Planet.
Perseverance will also drill into Martian rocks and collect samples that will one day be returned to Earth by a future Mars Sample Return mission. The samples will be stored in special containers and carefully ‘cached’ in a location on Mars where they will be easily accessible for retrieval. These samples will allow astrobiologists to perform detailed experiments that robots are not yet able to undertake remotely.
Visit astrobiology.nasa.gov/graphic-histories/ to download the new edition of Astrobiology: The Story of our Search for Life in the Universe, and read the entire series to explore NASA’s astrobiology journey to understand the origin and evolution of life on Earth, and the potential for life elsewhere in the Universe!
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (commonly known as UAS or drones) are typically a smaller aircraft that fly without an onboard pilot. Currently used for research, testing, and aerial-visual purposes, these vehicles could one day carry cargo, or even passengers, through countryside and city landscapes.
UAS are a key component of our Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Aairspace Ssystem (UAS in the NAS) project. Our research will help develop the rules so that unmanned aircraft can safely coexist with manned aircraft in the national airspace.
We collaborate with private companies, like Navmar Applied Science Corporation (NASC), to research and test aerodynamically efficient UAS. We also work with government agencies like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct research that will contribute to setting standards and certifications.
We are leading the nation to open a new era in air transportation called Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). AAM will enable safe, sustainable, affordable, and accessible aviation that moves people and cargo between places using a transformed air transportation system and revolutionary new aircraft.
With new cost-and-fuel efficient aircraft and technologies becoming available, UAS will provide substantial benefit to U.S. industry and the public. Such benefits include air-lifted organ transplant deliveries that arrive more quickly and safely than ever before; and search and rescue missions performed with increased speed and accuracy.
There are other benefits too, like pizza being air- dropped to your front door, and less package delivery trucks on the road. The burgeoning landscape of AAM holds many potentials – and it’s our job to help safely and sustainably map out and navigate what that future landscape looks like.
Want to learn the many ways that NASA is with you when you fly? Visit https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics. Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com.
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SANSA APPRECIATION WEEK 2020: Queen Sansa
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2 Cool 4 Skool (2013)
No More Dream * = about the pressure of the younger generation to follow the dreams of their parents/elders and give up the dreams of their own
길 (Road/Path) = about taking the untraditional path despite the uncertainty of the future
O!RUL8,2? (2013)
Intro: O!RUL8,2? = about pursuing your own dreams, taking chances, and living without regret
N.O * = about the machine-like nature of the current education system
팔도강산 (Satoori Rap) = about being proud of where you’re from and your dialect. acknowledges and unifies Korea’s vast linguistic/provincial diversity
Skool Luv Affair (2014)
Tomorrow = about making the future better by being the instigator for change and never forgetting who you really are
등골 브레이커 (Spine Breaker) * = comments on consumerism/materialism and respecting your elders
Jump = about remembering the hopeful dreams of one’s youth and growing up to become the hero of your own childhood
Dark & Wild (2014)
힙합성애자 (Hip Hop Lover) = about the power of music to change one’s life
Rain = comments on the repetition/monotony of life and that fact that one has to confront oneself in order to create change
BTS Cypher, Pt. 3: KILLER = haters? “i don’t give a fuck”
핸드폰 좀 꺼줄래 (Can You Turn Off Your Phone) = comments on society’s obsession with social media and the decline of face-to-face communication
2학년 (Second Grade) = about working hard and staying humble in order to reach the top
Wake Up (2014)
The Stars = about facing the ups and downs of life and never giving up no matter what
Wake Up = about continuing to work hard as others sleep & taking control of one’s life
The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 1 (2015)
Intro: 화양연화 * = comments on the uncertainty of the future, the search to find one’s purpose, and the dangers of comparing oneself to others
I NEED U * = going beyond a classic love song, the song comments on the insecurity of youth
쩔어 (DOPE) * = about waking up the sleeping youth and breaking the stereotypes placed upon the younger generation by working hard to reach the top. reject rejection!
흥탄소년단 (Boyz with Fun) = about ignoring the judgement of other’s and doing what makes you happy
이사 (Move/Moving On) = about remembering/learning from the past while reaching for a higher place
The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 2 (2015)
Intro: Never Mind * = about looking forward and working even harder if you feel like falling down
Run * = about not letting anything stop you from pursuing your passions
Butterfly = comments on the insecurities of youth & the fears of feeling dependent on someone
Whalien 52 = about loneliness & feeling like no one is listening/understanding
Ma City = comments on being aware/proud of your hometown’s history (& also calls out a Korean online terrorist group that targets minorities and leftists, especially people from Jeolla province, were J-Hope was born)
뱁새 (Baepsae/Silver Spoon) = comments on the concept of social status/privilege and the growing gap between the upper and lower class
고엽 (Dead Leaves) = comments on the difficulty of giving up something good for the better
The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever (2016)
불타오르네 (FIRE) * = about how one should live however one wants to without labels & that it’s okay to lose
Save ME * = comments on the duality of youth (happiness and sadness) and thanks ARMYs for accepting who they (BTS) are and letting them be who they are
Epilogue: Young Forever * = comments on the difficulty, but importance, of facing reality, moving forward, and following one’s dreams
House of Cards = comments on how ignorance can be bliss but that reality will always catch up eventually
YOUTH (2016)
Good Day = comments on brotherhood and the importance of lifting each other up to create a brighter tomorrow
Wishing On A Star = about not being afraid to have big dreams because the more you hope, the more likely it will come true
Wings (2016)
Intro: Boy Meets Evil * = comments on the dangerous addiction of greed/ambition
피 땀 눈물 (Blood Sweat & Tears) * = comments on the danger/ease of succumbing to temptation & losing the innocence of youth
Begin * = about brotherhood & how the other members shaped him to become who he is today
Lie * = about feeling trapped under the lies he told himself & losing his identity in the process
Stigma * = about struggling with his self-identity & his guilt because he can’t always be there for the people he cares about
First Love * = about how the piano guided him to recover his passion for music
Reflection * = about insecurity, loneliness, self-hatred & learning to love himself
MAMA * = about thanking his mom for always supporting him & telling her she can lean on him now
Awake * = about acknowledging his limits and imperfections but trying hard anyway & putting the other members before himself
Lost = comments on the uncertainty of growing up and finding one’s own path
BTS Cypher Pt. 4 = about not listening to those trying to bring you down & to love yourself
Am I Wrong = comments on the corrupt government system that doesn’t care about the general public and only focuses on pleasing the top 1%
21 세기 소녀 (21st Century Girls) = comments on the unjust treatment of females in current society & a women-empowerment message of strength and self-love
둘! 셋! (그래도 좋은 날이 더 많기를) (2! 3!) = about enduring/overcoming hardship by sharing your burdens and finding strength from one’s loved ones
You Never Walk Alone (2017)
봄날 (Spring Day) * = comments on government corruption by referencing the Sewol Ferry Tragedy & is about missing a friend that you haven’t seen in a long time
Not Today * = about empowering the underdogs/minorities/women of the world
Outro: Wings = about believing in oneself and having trust in one’s decisions in order to choose one’s own path
A Supplementary Story: You Never Walk Alone = comments on the importance of teamwork in order to dream bigger and reach higher
Love Yourself: Her (2017)
Pied Piper = comments on the possible all-consuming nature of fan culture & advises individuals to stay self-aware and maintain their personal lives as priority
MIC Drop * = about the satisfaction of rising above one’s haters by not wasting time on their meaningless words and instead focusing on one’s successes
Go Go = addresses the “YOLO” culture that has pervaded our generation, where the youth use consumerism as a means to escape the hopeless/purposeless feeling that saturates the societal work force
Outro: Her = about sacrificing one’s true self for the happiness of others. more specifically, about BTS’ gratitude/dependence towards their fans, and therefore, how the members try to hide their vulnerabilities and strive for “perfection” in order to please the said fans
Sea = about how the two emotional states of happiness and sadness are really one and the same, because one inevitably leads to the expression of the other. also about how hope can be birthed from a source of trial
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