WeeklyTrailNASA concept shows three SkyFall helicopters on Mars, planned for late-2028 launch
An Aug. 6, 2026 NASA/JPL-Caltech artist's concept depicted three SkyFall Mars helicopters, each with four instruments, planned to launch in late 2028.
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NASA JPL antenna test supports three-aircraft SkyFall Mars plan reported Aug. 6, 2026
A NASA JPL photo report dated Aug. 6, 2026, described antenna testing for SkyFall, whose three aircraft were expected to launch in late 2028 aboard Space Reactor-1 Freedom.
NASA Profile: Tom Percy, Systems Integration Manager for Human Landing Systems
A NASA profile published Aug. 6, 2026, describes Tom Percy's role overseeing integration of SpaceX and Blue Origin crewed lunar landers for Artemis, and his path to Marshall Space Flight Center.
NASA photo shows astronaut Adam Fuhrmann training in WB-57 aircraft, July 2026
A July 16, 2026, NASA photo shows astronaut Adam Fuhrmann preparing for a high-altitude training flight aboard the WB-57 aircraft, according to the agency's August 6, 2026 image article.
NASA spacewalk on August 6, 2026, began prep of station power channel for future solar arrays
On August 6, 2026, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon began a spacewalk to prepare the 3B power channel for future roll-out solar arrays, NASA reported that day.
NASA spacewalk planned Aug. 6, 2026, to prepare station power channel for solar array
In a report dated Aug. 6, 2026, NASA said Jessica Meir and Anil Menon were scheduled for a roughly six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to prepare the 3B power channel for a future roll-out solar array.
Inouye Telescope Image Shows Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability on Sun
A NASA astronomy image feature published August 6, 2026, describes high-resolution Inouye Solar Telescope images of the Sun showing swirls tied to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, with the visible-light image spanning about the Earth's radius.
NASA satellite images show tidal shifts at the Elbe estuary
Satellite images captured at low tide on August 15, 2025, and high tide on May 11, 2025, show how tides reshape the Elbe estuary near Germany's North Sea coast, NASA's Earth Observatory reported on August 6, 2026.
ExoMars landing-leg test shows rapid deployment for 2030 mission
A full-scale ExoMars landing platform model deployed its legs in pairs during tests in Turin, an early step in preparing the Rosalind Franklin rover mission for touchdown on Mars in 2030.
Webb telescope captures star cluster inside Carina Nebula's 'Treasure Chest'
The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a cometary globule in the Carina Nebula nicknamed the Treasure Chest, revealing a compact cluster of young stars glowing from within the dusty cloud.
NASA cleared Meir and Menon for Aug. 6, 2026 spacewalk to prep ISS power upgrade
As reported Aug. 5, 2026, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon were cleared for a roughly seven-hour spacewalk planned for Aug. 6 to build a modification kit on the station's Starboard 6 truss.
NASA joins Orion crew and service modules for Artemis III
NASA says technicians joined the Orion crew and service modules on July 30, 2026, at Kennedy Space Center. The spacecraft is intended to carry four astronauts on a mission testing docking with commercial lander test articles.
