On April 19, 2021, while the world struggled through a global pandemic, something extraordinary happened in space. On that date, at 3:34 a.m. EDT, a 3.96-pound helicopter made its first flight on Mars. NASA’s Ingenuity was the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. […]
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From Nats to NASA
On October 9, AMA Life Member, NASA engineer, and former Nats champion Susan Weisenbach Johnson visited the National Model Aviation Museum here in Muncie, Indiana. During her visit, Susan donated several trophies to the museum, including the Arlene Davis Award from the National Junior Air Races. She also sat down […]
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Frank Borman (1928-2023)
Astronaut, former AMA member, and retired U.S. Air Force Col. Frank Borman has died. Born in Gary, Indiana, and raised in Tuscon, Arizona, he was an AMA member in the 1940s and attributed model aviation as the basis for his career and achievements in aerospace activities. He noted the following […]
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Ingenuity Team Wins Prestigious Award
This press release was provided to AMA by the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Dayton, OH September 28, 2023 – The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) is proud to announce that the prestigious Milton Caniff Spirit of Flight Award was presented to NASA’s Mars Helicopter Team in recognition of […]
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Helicopter designed by AMA member makes historic flight on Mars
Many modelers take great pride in seeing something they have built successfully take off and fly then come in for a smooth landing. For one AMA member, one of his creations is expected to do the same—except its maiden flight will take place on Mars.
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AMA podcast Ep 65 – Red Jensen and the NASA Model Shop
AMA life member Red Jensen talks about the history and future of using sub-scale aircraft for research at NASA’s model lab. Presentation was part of AMA Expo’s Speaker Series presented by Ready Made RC. Armstrong Flight Research Center | NASA https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstron… NASA Technology Transfer Office https://technology-afrc.ndc.nasa.gov/ Like us on Facebook: […]
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Ep 54 – Astronaut Robert “Hoot” Gibson
Transcript Matt: Hello again everybody welcome to another episode of the AMA podcast my name is Matt Ruddick your host as always thank you so much for downloading this week’s episode coming up today we’re going to be talking about building because October is model aviation build month and […]
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AMA Podcast: Ep 39 – Terry Dunn
This week’s guest, Terry Dunn, is a former aerospace engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, a freelance writer who contributes for Model Aviation magazine, among other outlets, and is co-host of the RC Roundtable podcast.
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AMA Air – Season 6 Episode 10 – LIVE – May 15th, 2020
Matt and Claire are streaming LIVE on this episode of AMA Air on Friday, May 15th at 2 p.m. EDT. CLICK HERE to go to YouTube and set a reminder to watch LIVE! Featuring the latest updates for Camp AMA, I Fly AMA announcements, and a guest appearance by Model […]
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Love Model Airplanes? NASA is looking for you!
NASA internship application deadline for Summer Interns at Armstrong Research Center is 03/01/2016 for more information visit https://intern.nasa.gov
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