Archives for May 2009
Full Crew
Published on 27 May 2009 at 11:38 am.
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Filed under space station.
The Soyuz TMA-15 lifted off some hours ago to carry three crew members to the International Space Station. At first glance, this might not seem so unusual. After all, Soyuz spacecraft have been visiting the ISS for some time. When the Space Shuttle was not flying, the Soyuz was the only way to and from […]
Memorial Day
Published on 25 May 2009 at 1:54 pm.
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Filed under Uncategorized.
Almost every nation has a day to honor those who have died in defense of their county. The day goes by different names, and it is celebrated at different times of the year. In the United States, it is Memorial Day. Traditionally, Memorial Day is May 30. However, in 1968, the day was changed […]
A new NASA administrator, finally?
Published on 23 May 2009 at 11:32 am.
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Filed under NASA, politics.
Michael Griffin, NASA’s previous top administrator, stepped down January 20, 2009. NASA has been without a top administrator ever since. Now, that does not mean that NASA has been aimless or without leadership. Christopher Scolese has been serving as acting administrator since Griffin stepped down. But, an acting administrator is not the same thing as […]
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Orbit, by Thomas Block
Published on 15 May 2009 at 1:17 pm.
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Filed under science fiction.
Final Exams are over! Final grades are now turned in! I can sort of relax for a short bit, now. I still have tons of things to accomplish, but at least the frantic final exams week is over.
Over the last week, I’ve been grading exams, papers, computing grades, etc. But, I […]
The most dangerous launch, ever???
Published on 11 May 2009 at 4:10 pm.
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Filed under space shuttle, space telescopes.
Last night and this morning, I was listening to the news on television. Both times, the news anchors were covering the STS-125 mission to the Space Telescope. Both times, the person covering the story stressed how hazardous this mission is. One said that it was the most dangerous mission that the Space Shuttle has ever […]
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Two Shuttles
Published on 10 May 2009 at 8:12 pm.
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In less than a day, a rare sight will come to an end at the Kennedy Space Center: two Space Shuttles sitting on launch pads at the same time.
When Launch Complex 39 was built at the Kennedy Space Center, plans allowed for a full blown spaceport. There were plans for four launch pads supported by […]
The Latest Cycle 24 Prediction
Published on 8 May 2009 at 4:45 pm.
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Filed under Sun.
The sunspot minimum following the 23rd sunspot cycle has been unusually deep and long. There have been signs that Sunspot Cycle 24 is getting underway. But, there have been signs of that for a little over a year, now, and so far it hasn’t gotten going very much, yet. Now, there are two more active […]
