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Pale Blue Dot Photo turns 30

February 14, 2020 By Sandy Eulitt

There isn't much about this iconic photo that hasn't already been said. It, more than anything other than the Earthrise photo, defines our place in the Universe. It is for this reason that the photo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commercial Space Program, Life in the Universe, Space History and People, Special Events, Stargazing, Telescopes and Missions Tagged With: 2020, Carl Sagan, Cosmos, Earthrise, galaxy clusters, Leo, night sky tour, Pale Blue Dot, SkyClops, spring constellations, star party, Valentine's Day, Virgo, Voyager 1

Mission Control Center 50th Anniversary

June 4, 2015 By Sandy Eulitt

For all the things I know about space and astronomy, I did not know this. I knew that the land for Johnson Space Center in Houston was donated by nearby Rice University, but I did not know that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commercial Space Program, Manned Spaceflight, Space History and People Tagged With: 50th Anniversary, Johnson Space Center, Mission Control, NASA, Rice University

Orbital Sciences Rocket Explosion Ramifications

November 3, 2014 By Sandy Eulitt

ISS "Overflowing with trash" By now, we all know that the Orbital Sciences resupply mission to the ISS exploded just seven seconds after launch on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. Less than 48 hours later, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commercial Space Program, Space News, Space Travel Tagged With: EVA, Extra Vehicular Activity, ISS, NASA, Orbital Sciences, rocket explosion, Wallops Island

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