Archives for July 2007
2007 Martian Dust Storm Strengthens
Published on 20 Jul 2007 at 3:28 pm.
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a global dust storm on Mars that was of concern to the scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Well, the dust storm just keeps getting stronger.
The image here shows the worsening skies as seen from the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, located at Meridiani Planum. […]
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STS-1
Published on 19 Jul 2007 at 4:52 pm.
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For my final suggestion for the Seven Wonders of Space Exploration, I picked the Space Shuttle. But, all of my other entries were specific craft or missions, so I decided to make my Space Shuttle entry about STS-1, the first Space Shuttle flight.
STS-1 was the first time that a reusable space vehicle was launched […]
Carnival of Space
Published on 19 Jul 2007 at 4:34 pm.
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The 12th Carnival of Space has now been posted over at Music of the Spheres. You might want to go check it out. There are links to lots of cool blog postings there. The major theme is galactic topics, but there are others, including my Seven Wonders of Space Exploration series. So you might want […]
Mir
Published on 19 Jul 2007 at 11:19 am.
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My sixth suggestion for the 7 wonders of space exploration is the Mir space station. Currently, the International Space Station gets all the press, and some reporters that I’ve heard talking about it on TV have made it sound like the ISS is the first space station to orbit Earth. That couldn’t be […]
Voyager 2
Published on 17 Jul 2007 at 11:54 pm.
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My fifth choice in my list of 7 wonders of space exploration is Voyager 2. Really, this could be both Voyagers, but to keep it similar to the other entries in my list, I picked a single craft.
The planets of the Solar System all move around. In the 1970s, they were positioned such […]
Apollo 11
Published on 13 Jul 2007 at 11:43 pm.
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One of the greatest achievements in exploration, in my opinion, was the manned exploration of the Moon. So, for my next choice for one of the Seven Wonders of Space Exploration, I pick Apollo 11. This was a tough pick. The entire Apollo program could justifiably be selected. Kennedy Space Center, […]
Mariner 2
Published on 12 Jul 2007 at 11:21 pm.
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My third candidate for being one of the Seven Wonders of Space Exploration is Mariner 2.
Launched August 27, 1962, Mariner 2 was the first successful mission to another planet. It was not the first spacecraft to leave Earth, though. Luna 1, a Soviet space probe launched January 2, 1959, flew past the Moon […]
