As Ingenuity makes its historic flights, it also carries with it a piece of history from Earth: a piece of the original Wright Brothers plane, NASA said.
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Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life This photo made available by NASA shows the first image sent by the Perseverance rover showing the surface of Mars, just after landing in the Jezero crater, on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (NASA via AP)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life This photo made available by NASA shows the second image sent by the Perseverance rover showing the surface of Mars, just after landing in the Jezero crater, on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (NASA via AP)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life In this photo provided by NASA, members of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover team watch in mission control as the first images arrive moments after the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life In this photo provided by NASA, members of NASA's Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The landing of the six-wheeled vehicle marks the third visit to Mars in just over a week. Two spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around the planet on successive days last week. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life In this photo provided by NASA, members of NASA's Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The landing of the six-wheeled vehicle marks the third visit to Mars in just over a week. Two spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around the planet on successive days last week. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life In this photo provided by NASA, members of the Perseverance Mars rover team study data on monitors in mission control, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The landing of the six-wheeled vehicle would mark the third visit to Mars in just over a week. Two spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around the planet on successive days last week. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life In this illustration made available by NASA, the Perseverance rover casts off its spacecraft's cruise stage, minutes before entering the Martian atmosphere. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Mars 2020 spacecraft carrying the Perseverance rover as it approaches Mars. Perseverance's $3 billion mission is the first leg in a U.S.-European effort to bring Mars samples to Earth in the next decade. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life In this illustration made available by NASA, the spacecraft containing the Perseverance rover slows down using the drag generated by traveling through the Martian atmosphere. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life In this illustration made available by NASA, the Perseverance rover, with its heat shield facing the planet, begins its descent through the Martian atmosphere. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life A full-scale model of the Mars Helicopter Ingenuity is displayed for the media at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life Images from Nasa are streamed live showing the landing of NASA's Perseverance on Mars, shown on Piccadilly Lights in central London, Thursday Feb. 18, 2021. The Mars rover landing mission begins it's search for traces of life after the successful landing, to explore and collect samples for future return to Earth. Eros statue top left. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life Lori Glaze, Director of NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Planetary Science Division, left, Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA Associate Administrator Science Mission Directorate, and Michael Watkins, Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory react after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Photos: NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA Associate Administrator Science Mission Directorate, raises his arms, center, with Lori Glaze, Director of NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Planetary Science Division, right, as they walk with members of NASA's Perseverance rover team after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
University of Central Florida and Valencia College Downtown are offering COVID-19 vaccinations at no cost at their location in downtown Orlando on Wednesday.
The site is only allowing walk ups. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Residents can park at the UCF Parramore Parking Garage, located at 323 N Parramore Ave., Orlando, FL 32801.
3. City of Tavares hosts 13th annual Planes, Tunes & BBQ
The city of Tavares is hosting its 13th annual Planes, Tunes & BBQ this weekend.
The event will be held from April 9 to April 11 in Wooton Park.
It features live music, a twilight airshow, seaplane competitions, BBQ, vendors, family fun zone, and more.
The Orlando Magic is teaming up with Track Shack to host the inaugural 5K and Kids’ Run presented by AdventHealth to benefit the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation on Saturday.
Runners, walkers and Magic fans of all ages can participate virtually.
Anyone interested in participating can click here to register.
Those who register will receive a bib number, custom medal and souvenir shirt.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is celebrating Gopher Tortoise Day on April 10.
FWC is encouraging residents to celebrate gopher tortoises by making your yard tortoise friendly and participating in their new recognition program.
The purpose of the Gopher Tortoise Friendly Yard Recognition Program is to recognize and encourage landowners to enhance habitat quality and take steps to protect gopher tortoises and their burrows, the FWC said.
Landowners who the take steps to protect gopher tortoises and their burrows will be recognized with a sign for their property and a certificate.
To apply for recognition, you must sign the Acknowledgement Form, provide contact and property information, and complete the Gopher Tortoise Friendly Yard checklist, according to the FWC.
