When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer
Posted by brandoniswrite on June 30, 2011
Obviously, we generally don’t have a Poet’s Corner in the Sidereal Times. However, when I came across a fellow New Jerseyan’s 19th century poem, it gave me pause, and we should not take offense. The purity of thought, as to why we’re all members is more important than his seeming boredom with the technicalities of [...]
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Spectacular View from LRO of Tycho Crater’s Central Uplifts
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Oblique view of Tycho crater. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University. Here’s the Moon like you’ve never seen it before: a dramatic sunrise view of Tycho Crater on the Moon, highlighting the peaks and crags of the crater’s central uplifts. On June 10,2011 the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter slewed 65° to the west, allowing the Narrow Angle Camera [...]
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July 8 set for official target of last space shuttle launch, of Atlantis
Posted by brandoniswrite on June 29, 2011
As expected, NASA has set an 11:26 a.m. July 8 launch attempt for the finale of the space shuttle program, the blast off of Atlantis for the STS-135 mission. NASA announced the official time and date following a lengthy flight readiness review meeting of managers other officials at Kennedy Space Center Tuesday. They concluded that [...]
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NASA Will Host 150 People for Tweetup at Launch of Jupiter-Bound Mission
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NASA will host a two-day launch Tweetup for 150 of its Twitter followers on Aug. 4-5 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Tweetup is expected to culminate in the launch of the Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket. The launch window opens at 8:39 a.m. PDT (11:39 a.m. EDT) on [...]
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Tags: host, JupiterBound, launch, Mission, NASA..., People, Tweetup
Treasurer’s Report
Posted by brandoniswrite on June 28, 2011
by Michael Mitrano, Treasurer We are approaching the June 30 end of our fiscal year, and the AAAP has had very little financial activity in recent weeks. At this point, our surplus for the year is about ,500. On a cumulative basis, it is nearly ,000. I will have a detailed report in July. Sidereal [...]
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Arianespace… Industrious Integration (Launch)
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[SatNews] With preparations for the July 1st launch, there are still arrivals for the Spaceport in French Guiana… Satnews.com — Worldwide Satellite News
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Chichen Itza, Yucatan
Posted by brandoniswrite on June 27, 2011
The main attraction of this archaeological site in Yucatán peninsula, Mexico, is the central pyramid, El Castillo. Built by the Maya between the 1000 and 1200 A.D., it is one of the most astonishing monuments in the Western Hemisphere. Photo credit: Grand Velas Riviera Maya wordlessTech
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STS-134 IFA Review: SRBs and RSRMs Perform Admirably
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A critical step in the process of clearing STS-135/Atlantis and her systems for flight has been completed in the form of the In-Flight Anomaly Review (IFA Review) for the previous program flight: STS-134/Endeavour. Particularly, Endeavour’s booster rockets were shown to have performed excellently during the May 2011 retirement flight of OV-105, with only one outstanding [...]
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Tags: Admirably, Perform, Review, RSRMs, SRBs, STS134
NASA to Launch New Science Mission to Asteroid in 2016
Posted by brandoniswrite on June 26, 2011
NASA will launch a spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016 and use a robotic arm to pluck samples that could better explain our solar system’s formation and how life began. The mission, called Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, will be the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an asteroid back to Earth. “This [...]
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May 10, 2011 AAAP Meeting Minutes
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by Michael Wright for Larry Kane, Secretary The meeting was called to order by Director Ludy D’Angelo at 8:00PM. Ludy verified that a quorum of the members was present to elect the 2011-12 officers. He presented the following nominations to the membership: Director: Ludy D’Angelo Assistant Director: Jeff Bernardis Treasurer: Michael Mitrano Secretary: Larry Kane [...]
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