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Timothy Rub, the George D. Widener Director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to retire
Before coming to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rub served as the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Cleveland Museum of Art from 2006 to 2009. Photo: Elizabeth Leitzell.
PHILADELPHIA, PA
.- Timothy Rub, the George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer, announced today that he plans to retire in early 2022 after thirteen years of service at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Rub, who will turn 70 in early March, has led the museum since September 2009.
During his tenure, the museum has undergone a significant transformation. A major phase of the Facilities Master Plan designed by Frank Gehry, the Core Project, was completed in late spring 2021 after a decade of planning and four years of construction. Hailed as a thoughtful and nuanced response to the architectural character of the museums landmark main building, the Core Project represents the largest increas
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NASA s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
In this image from NASA, NASA s experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity hovers above the surface of Mars Monday, April 19, 2021. The little 4-pound helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin Martian air Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. (NASA via AP)
WATCH: NASA shares images of first successful helicopter flight on Mars
Ground controllers had to wait more than three excruciating hours before learning whether the pre-programmed flight was a success. Author: MARCIA DUNN (AP Aerospace Writer) Published: 5:32 AM EDT April 19, 2021 Updated: 8:57 AM EDT April 19, 2021
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA’s experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday, achieving the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet.
The triumph was hailed as a Wright Brothers moment. The mini 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) copter even carried a bit of wing fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer, which made similar history at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.