A helicopter on Mars could take flight, the second anniversary marks the devastating fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral and leaders for Japan and the U.S. meet.Here’s a look at the stories to watch this week. Helicopter on MarsIngenuity, the 4-pound helicopter on Mars, could take its first test flight this week. It will be the first power-controlled flight on another planet.Originally scheduled to lift off Sunday, the journey will now occur no earlier than Wednesday. The delay is due to a high-speed rotors test flagging a potential issue.The helicopter is equipped with cameras and can take pictures of its own and has already sent back a small color image of the Martian surface.Notre Dame Cathedral fire anniversaryThursday marks two years since fire ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral just days before Easter in 2019.The blaze collapsed the cathedral’s spire and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers, which happened as the soaring Paris landmark was undergoing renovations.Fire officials said the church’s structure had been saved, but the rector of Notre Dame said earlier this month that the burned-out cathedral and its esplanade could remain a building site for another “15 or 20 years.”US-Japan diplomacy renewedJapanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is slated to visit Washington for talks with President Joe Biden on Friday.Tokyo hopes to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance, which it considers a cornerstone of its foreign and security policies, and to discuss ways to cooperate on policy toward China and North Korea. Climate change and the fight against the pandemic are also among key issues.Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters that Suga will be the first foreign leader to meet Biden in person since he took office in January.The Associated Press and CNN contributed.
A helicopter on Mars could take flight, the second anniversary marks the devastating fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral and leaders for Japan and the U.S. meet.
Here’s a look at the stories to watch this week.
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Helicopter on Mars
Ingenuity, the 4-pound helicopter on Mars, could take its first test flight this week. It will be the first power-controlled flight on another planet.
Originally scheduled to lift off Sunday, the journey will now occur no earlier than Wednesday. The delay is due to a high-speed rotors test flagging a potential issue.
The helicopter is equipped with cameras and can take pictures of its own and has already sent back a small color image of the Martian surface.
Notre Dame Cathedral fire anniversary
Thursday marks two years since fire ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral just days before Easter in 2019.
The blaze collapsed the cathedral’s spire and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers, which happened as the soaring Paris landmark was undergoing renovations.
Fire officials said the church’s structure had been saved, but the rector of Notre Dame said earlier this month that the burned-out cathedral and its esplanade could remain a building site for another “15 or 20 years.”
US-Japan diplomacy renewed
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is slated to visit Washington for talks with President Joe Biden on Friday.
Tokyo hopes to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance, which it considers a cornerstone of its foreign and security policies, and to discuss ways to cooperate on policy toward China and North Korea. Climate change and the fight against the pandemic are also among key issues.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters that Suga will be the first foreign leader to meet Biden in person since he took office in January.
The Associated Press and CNN contributed.
