Space Contents Archive

Physicist George Carruthers designed the first Moon-based telescope. It flew with Apollo 16 and took the first images of Earth in far ultraviolet light. Shown here: Carruthers to the right of his invention, and some of its images. https://t.co/QGtOE2ocya #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/Q0mqn9SkNN

Gav Cornwell on Twitter: The vessel names on SpaceX's two Dragon recovery ships have been painted over. I checked USCG databases and can confirm that GO Searcher and GO Navigator are being renamed to Megan and Shannon respectively, in honor of SpaceX's first two female Astronauts.

Patricia Cowings researched psycho-physiological and biological problems (space sickness) experienced by astronauts in space in the early 1980s. She designed a program that enabled astronauts to learn how to control the sickness in no longer than six hours! #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/Y83hDVuyCl

That be looking kinda like a tadpole

My best image of the moon yet.

Clouds in the Asiago mountain (Northern Italy, province of Verona). January 7th, 2022

A painting i made yesterday of the pleiades!

Escaping Helium from TOI 560.01, a Young Mini-Neptune

Astra’s countdown at Cape Canaveral is currently in a hold. Today’s launch window for NASA’s Venture Class Launch Services demo mission runs until 4pm EST (2100 GMT). https://t.co/9HYBHGSCn4

Astra scrubs 1st Florida launch attempt due to faulty 'range asset' https://t.co/VL4Ja2fKJy https://t.co/d0QZh20q3M

We know you loved our last image showing the progress in the construction of the ELT! Here's a closeup view of the scaffolding of the dome's pier. 🔗 https://t.co/xojscpLeSq Credit: @ESO https://t.co/QEQ3WM8DxY

He did it with the canopy open! #OTD in 1955, test pilot James F. "Skeets" Coleman climbed the Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" aircraft to 10,000 feet. The Pogo proved that the VTOL fighter concept was theoretically possible but that much work remained. More: https://t.co/b6G5pCTe7V https://t.co/zy41JHtbzT

Kennedy Space Centre advice and April 15th Launch Viewing

We're going to be in Orlando from April 8th to 20th. We're definitely going to Kennedy but I'm wondering if anyone has advice on viewing the launch. I'd buy a launch package if it was available, but they don't seem to be for sale. Is that a covid restriction? Do you know what time the April 15th will be targeting? I know it could be scrubbed and moved but I can only go with what I know for now. Thanks!

SCRUB. Astra has called off today’s launch attempt at Cape Canavaral due to an unavailable asset on the Eastern Range, which provides tracking and safety infrastructure for all missions originating from Florida’s Space Coast. https://t.co/h8DFqMSi8q

Thoughts on Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5 mount for AP?