The pair of attack helicopters, acquired through foreign military sales with the United States and manufactured by Boeing, were delivered by United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster to RAAF Base Townsville.
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4702-4708: It’s Only Spooky Here on Earth Today!
By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, U.K. Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 I am writing this blog and it’s still daytime — and I am looking forward to accompanying one of my favorite kids to trick-and-treating afterwards. That’s a new feeling for me because I am usually […]
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4695-4701: Searching for Answers at Monte Grande
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 Curiosity has successfully drilled its 44th hole on Mars, which is a major milestone in our investigation of the enigmatic “boxwork unit,” a region of resistant ridges surrounding pits or “hollows” of less-resistant rock. The drilling took place […]
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4689-4694: Drill in the Boxwork Unit is GO!
Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 Curiosity has been investigating the “boxwork unit” for several months now. Readers might remember we drilled at the edge of the boxwork at “Altadena,” back in June. Since then, we have driven just under a kilometer […]