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On This Date in History - February 27
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
zodiacal light: a faint glow from light scattered off of interplanetary dust along the plane of the ecliptic.
Who Was Born Today
1940: Brian T O'Leary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, astronaut
Who Died Today
1967: Edward Higgins White II, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4), age 36; Roger B Chaffee, astronaut, age 31; Virgil I (Gus) Grissom, astronaut, age 40 all died in Apollo I fire.
Today in History
1908 Pasiphae, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Melotte
1967: Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed
1958: Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, Director of the NACA, in a speech to the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, stressed the importance of a well-planned and logical space program embracing both civilian and military uses. He stated that the national space program should be under the joint control of the Department of Defense, the NACA, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Science Foundation; in addition to research flights, the NACA would coordinate and conduct research in space technology in its own laboratories and by contract in support of both military and nonmilitary projects.
1967: The crew of Apollo/Saturn 204 (more commonly known as Apollo 1 mission) were training for the first crewed Apollo flight, an Earth orbiting mission scheduled to be launched on 21 February. On board were astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, (the second American astronaut to fly into space) astronaut Edward H. White II, (the first American astronaut to "walk" in space) and astronaut Roger B. Chaffee, (a "rookie" astronaut on his first space mission). A fire broke out during the test and spread quickly through the cabin. The crew most likely perished within the first 30 seconds from smoke inhalation or burns. Resuscitation efforts were futile.
1985: 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth
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On This Date in History - February 28
Astronom & Space Word of The Day
Chicxulub crater: a very large impact crater near the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The effects of this particular impact may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
Who Was Born Today
1608: Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer
1611: Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer, star cataloger
1884: Lucien H d'Azambuja, France, astronomer, chromosome of sun
1939: John M Fabian, Goosecreek, Texas, Col USAF/astronaut, STS 7, STS 51G
1948: Mamoru Mohri, Yoichi-machi Hokkaido Japan, astronaut, STS 47
1950: David Carl Hilmers, Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut, STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42
1951: Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk, Kkishkov Ukraine, astronaut, STS 87
Who Died Today
1687: Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday
1986: Christa McAuliffe, astronaut; Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast; Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut; Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astronaut; Michael J Smith, Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, astronaut; Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astronaut die in Challenger disaster
Today in History
1613: Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune
1959: Nike-Cajun successfully launched 12-foot-diameter test inflatable sphere to a height of 75 miles over NASA Wallops Island, the sphere inflating satisfactorily.
1986: The Space Shuttle Challenger flew nine successful missions before that fateful day. Shuttle mission 51L was much like most other missions. The Challenger crew consisted of mission commander Francis R. Scobee; pilot Michael J. Smith; mission specialists Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, and Judith A. Resnik; and payload specialists Gregory B. Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe, the first of a new program, TISP, the Teacher In Space Program. Seventy three seconds into the mission, the Challenger exploded, killing the entire crew.
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On This Date in History - February 29
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
photometry: The accurate quantitative measurement of the amount of light received from an object or area.
Who Was Born Today
1796: Lambert Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology
1936: Jack R Lousma, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Col USMC/astronaut, Skylab 3, STS-3
Who Died Today
Today in History
1504: Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians
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On This Date in History - March 1
Astronomy & Space Fact
There is no set number of people in an astronaut candidate class; NASA selects candidates on an as-needed basis.
Who Was Born Today
1924: Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton, born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Major USAF/astro, Apollo 18
1941: Michael L. Lampton, born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, astronaut
Who Died Today
Today in History
1966: Venera 3 becomes 1st man-made object to impact on a planet (Venus)
1982: Venera 13 landed on Venus.
1986: Sakigake, Japan Comet Flyby made its comet flyby.
1996: NEAR, USA Asteroid Orbiter (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) imaged Comet Hyakutake.
1984: Landsat 5 and ham satellite Oscar 11 launched into polar orbit
1989: Comet du Toit at perihelion
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On This Date in History - March 2
Astronomy & Space Fact
Oceans cover almost three-quarters of the Earth. If all the ice in glaciers and ice sheets melted, the sea level would rise by about 80 meters -- about the height of a 26-story building.
Who Was Born Today
1931: Duane E. Graveline, born in Newport, Vermont, astronaut
Who Died Today
1840: Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets and asteroids), age 81
Today in History
1968: USSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit
1972: Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby
1978: Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6
1995: Space shuttle STS-67 (Endeavour 8), launches
1996: NEAR, USA Asteroid Orbiter (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) imaged Comet Hyakutake.
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On This Date in History - March 3
Astronomy & Space Fact
Landsat was the series of revolutionary satellites that were first launched in 1972 for the purpose of systematically photographing the surface of the Earth from space.
Who Was Born Today
1838: George W. Hill, U.S. astronomer, Moon orbit
1942: Vladimir Vasilyevich Kovolyonok, USR, cosmonaut, Soyuz 25, 29/31, T-4
1946: James C. Adamson, born Warsaw New York, Lt. Col. U.S. astronaut on STS 28, STS 43
1949: Bonnie J. Dunbar, born Sunnyside, Washington, PhD/astronaut, STS 61-A, 32, 50, 71, 89
1949: James S. Voss, born Cordova, Alabama, Major USA/astronaut, STS 44, 53, 69
1951: Sergei Aleksandrovich Yemelyanov, Russian cosmonaut
1953: Aleksandr Viktorovich Borodin, born in Russia, cosmonaut
Who Died Today
1703: Robert Hooke died in London, England
Today in History
1915: Natl Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA forerunner) created
1959: US Probe, Pioneer 4 made a Distant Lunar Flyby. It is now in a solar orbit.
1969: Apollo 9 launched for 151 Earth orbits (10 days)
1987: Pioneer 9, USA Solar Probe (November 8, 1968 - March 3, 1987) died. Still in solar orbit.
1996: NEAR, USA Asteroid Orbiter (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) imaged Comet Hyakutake.
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On This Date in History - March 4
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
young: When used to describe a planetary surface "young" means that the visible features are of relatively recent origin, i.e. that older features have been destroyed (e.g. by erosion or lava flows). Young surfaces exhibit few impact craters and are typically varied and complex. In contrast an "old" surface is one that has changed relatively little over geologic time. The surfaces of Earth and Io are young; the surfaces of Mercury and Callisto are old.
Who Was Born Today
1835: Giovanni Schiaparelli, born in Italy, astronomer, discovered canals of Mars
1862: Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics, Emden-polytroop
1904: George Gamow, nuclear physicist, cosmologist and writer, 1, 2, 3...ì
1923: Patrick Moore, born in England, astronomer and writer, A-Z of Astronomy
1937: Yuri Aleksandrovich Senkevich, Russian cosmonaut
Who Died Today
Today in History
1675: John Flamsteed appointed 1st Astronomer Royal of England
1959: U.S. Pioneer IV misses Moon and becomes 2nd (U.S. 1st) artificial planet
1968: Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched
1982: NASA launches Intelsat V
1990: U.S. 65th manned space mission STS 36 (Atlantis 6) returns from space
1994: Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launches into orbit
1996: NEAR, USA Asteroid Orbiter (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) imaged Comet Hyakutake.
1997: Comet Hale-Bopp directly above the Sun (1.04 AU)
1997: Zeya Start-1 launched (Russia)
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On This Date in History - March 5
Quote Of The Day
The universe is wider than our views of it.
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
Who Was Born Today
1794: Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician and astronomer
1935: Philip K. Chapman, born in Melbourne, Australia, astronaut, Apollo 14 support
1953: Valery Grigoriyevich Korzun, Russian colonel/cosmonaut, TM-24
1962: Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS 85, sk: 99
Who Died Today
1827: Pierre-Simon Laplace died in Paris, France
Today in History
1968: U.S. launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun
1978: Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB, California
1979: Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter.
1980: Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49
1982: Venera 14 landed on Venus.
1996: NEAR, USA Asteroid Orbiter (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) imaged Comet Hyakutake.
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On This Date in History - March 6
Quote Of The Day
Moreover, the universe as a whole is infinite, for whatever is limited has an outermost edge to limit it, and such an edge is defined by something beyond. Since the universe has no edge, it has no limit; and since it lacks a limit, it is infinite and unbounded. Moreover, the universe is infinite both in the number of its atoms and in the extent of its void.
Epicurus (c. 341–271 B.C.)
Who Was Born Today
1912: Madge Adam, astronomer
1927: Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mercury 9, Gemini 5
1937: Valentina V Tereshkova-Nikolayev, 1st woman in space, Vostok 6
1946: Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry, born in Cameroon, astronaut, STS 18
Who Died Today
Today in History
1974: Mars 7 failed to go into orbit about Mars and the lander missed the planet. Carrier and lander are now in a solar orbit.
1986: USSR's Vega 1 flies by Halley's Comet at 8,889 km
1996: NEAR, USA Asteroid Orbiter (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) imaged Comet Hyakutake.
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On This Date in History - March 7
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
revolution: The motion of one body around another (e.g. the motion of the planets in their orbit around the Sun).
Who Was Born Today
1792: John Herschel, born in Slough, England, William Herschel's son, astronomer
1837: Henry Draper, born in Virginia, astro-spectro-photographer, Moon, Jupiter
1940: Viktor Petrovich Savinykh, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz T-4, T-13, TM-5
Who Died Today
Today in History
1962: Launch of OSO 1, 1st astronomy satellite (solar flare data)
1973: Comet (Lubos) Kohoutek discovered at Hamburg Observatory
1989: Partial eclipse of the Sun in Hawaii, North West North America, Greenland
1996: 1st surface photos of Pluto by Hubble Space Telescope
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