Ida from space, SpaceX landing & Mars sampling in VFS Weekly highlights

Hurricane Ida was seen from space when it approached landfall in Louisiana and when it batter the Northeast United States as a tropical storm. SpaceX landed a Falcon 9 booster on the "A Shortfall of Gravitas" drone ship for the first time and Perseverance collected a sample of a Mars rock.

Damage from Hurricane Ida seen from space in satellite photos: https://www.space.com/hurricane-ida-damage-satellite-photos

SpaceX's newest drone ship returns to port after its 1st rocket landing at sea:
https://www.space.com/spacex-new-drone-ship-returns-1st-rocket-landing-photos

NASA's Perseverance rover drills 1st Mars rock sample for an eventual return to Earth: https://www.space.com/mars-rover-perseverance-drills-first-sample