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Posted by: ddewa on February 20, 2008
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- What Really Happened on Apollo 13? November 8, 2009Apollo 13 crew reflects on the mission from David Meerman Scott on Vimeo. Hear the story of what really happened on Apollo 13 from two of the astronauts who were on board, Jim Lovell and Fred Haise. Lovell provides great detail on the history of the oxygen tank and why it exploded, and both Lovell [...]Nancy Atkinson
- Surviving 2012: Ian O'Neill on Discovery Channel Sunday Night November 8, 2009Our very own resident expert on 2012, Dr. Ian O'Neill will be on a special Discovery Channel show, premiering Sunday evening. I just saw a promo piece on the Discovery Channel, and it looks really great. On TV, they called it Surviving 2012, however online it is titled Apocalypse 2012. On his [...]Nancy Atkinson
- One Strange Mars Rock November 7, 2009Opportunity has come upon another big rock on Mars. But what is it? Another meteorite? A big clump of ejecta from an old impact? There's lots of other debris scattered around this area as well. The rock has been named "Marquette Island," staying with the island theme for the other meteorites Oppy [...]Nancy Atkinson
- Early Galaxy Pinpoints Reionization Era November 6, 2009Astronomers looking to pinpoint when the reionozation of the Universe took place have found some of the earliest galaxies about 800 million years after the Big Bang. 22 early galaxies were found using a method that looks for far-away redshifting sources that disappear or "drop-out" at a specific wavelength. The age of one [...]Nancy Atkinson
- Space Junk May Force Crew from ISS November 6, 2009Update #2, 5:30 pm: NASA has now said that after further analysis, the space debris they have been tracking no longer poses any concern or threat to the ISS. Everyone can rest easy tonight! The piece of debris was only 5 cm long, and will not pass within the "pizza box" zone [...]Nancy Atkinson
- Test Stand A-2 Peering Out from the Fog November 6, 2009At Stennis Space Center, three large engine test stands were built the early 1960s to test the first and second stages of the Apollo Saturn V rocket that carried Americans to the moon. Since 1975, the test stands have supported testing of the Space Shuttle main engines. The last planned test was conducted in July of 2009. In this photo, the A-2 Test Stand pe […]
