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  NASA Future Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Break Sound Barrier

  May 10, 2026 · Rotor blades designed for NASA’s next-generation Mars helicopters surpassed the speed of sound during high-speed testing at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) , supporting future rotorcraft missions planned for the Red Planet in 2028.
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  US Navy and NASA Complete Historic Artemis II Recovery Operations

  Apr 11, 2026 · Artemis II crew safely recovered after Pacific splashdown as USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) leads U.S. Navy–NASA operation.
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  Helicopter Training for ESA Astronauts in Germany

  Oct 17, 2025 · ESA astronauts completed 3-week helicopter training in preparation for future lunar missions at the Bundeswehr’s International Helicopter Training Centre (Internationales Hubschrauberausbildungszentrum, IHAZ) in Bückeburg, using the Airbus EC135
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  Artemis Astronauts Train with Helicopters for Lunar Landing

  Aug 31, 2025 · In preparation for future NASA landings on the Moon under the Artemis mission, astronauts flew helicopters with the Colorado Army National Guard at their HAATS (High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site) in Gypsum
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  Timberland Bell 206 in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission

  Sep 26, 2023 · A Bell 206 helicopter, operated by Timberland Helicopters, assisted in the historic recovery of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission at the Utah desert’s Dugway Proving Ground
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  First Joby eVTOL Delivered to the US Air Force

  Sep 25, 2023 · Joby Aviation delivered first of two electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) to Edwards AFB ahead of schedule for a joint research program between the US Air Force and NASA under a AFWERX Agility Prime contract