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April 11, 2019

SpaceIL Moon Landing Attempt Unsuccessful

Contact With The Beresheet Spacecraft Lost During Descent To The Lunar Surface

SpaceIL got ever so close, but in the end was not able to land its Beresheet lunar lander on the surface of the Moon.

Also: Hovering Drone Record, LAFD And DJI, Missing Person Searches, Video Streaming UAVs

AMA has some heartburn with Farmers Insurance... They aired a commercial which highlighted a drone crashing into a windshield of a moving vehicle. While AMA appreciates that Farmers Insurance commercials typically focus on unusual accidents outside of the norm, “we did take issue with the negative attention this gives our hobby. Companies and organizations are free market how they see fit, but AMA felt that it is our responsibility to inform Farmers Insurance Group that their commercial fuels a public misperception that drones and model aviation are a societal liability when in fact the industry is a force for good.” Model aviation needs your help to ensure future regulatio

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Astronomers Capture First Image Of A Black Hole

Phenomenon Is Located In The Heart Of Galaxy Messier 87

An international collaboration has presented paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier 87. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole.

Janet Kavandi And James Buchli Now Enshrined In The Hall

Janet Kavandi, director of NASA's Glenn Research Center, and James Buchli are the latest veteran NASA astronauts to join the ranks of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.