NASA's first new megarocket bound for the moon now has all of its engines for the first uncrewed lunar flight of the U.S. space agency's Artemis program .
NASA officials captured the milestone in a new photo, which shows four RS-25 engines attached to the core stage (the first stage) of the agency's massive Space Launch System rocket , which is tasked with bringing astronauts to the moon's surface in 2024.
Not to change the topic here:
Vice President Pence Lands on the Moon (Sort Of) | Space
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Vice President Mike Pence came to Silicon Valley, then flew to the moon.
During a tour of NASA's Ames Research Center here on Thursday (Nov. 14), Pence strapped himself into the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) alongside NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. The VMS, the world's largest flight simulator, has aided the development and testing of many vehicles over the decades, from military aircraft to lunar landers, and serves as a pilot trainer as well.
Gazing in wonder at the many faces of the moon | The Japan Times
It goes very far back. “One is always moved by the full moon,” sighs the hero of the 11th-century “Tale of Genji” — “but somehow the moon this evening takes me to other worlds.” The poet-monk Saigyo (1118-90) sang, “Not a soul ever visits my hut/ except for the friendly light of the moon.”
The monk Kenko (1284-1350) reflected much on the moon in the “Tsurezuregusa” (“Grasses of Idleness”). Once, “at the invitation of a certain gentleman, I spent the night wandering with him viewing the moon” — a lost pastime!
Ask Dr. Universe: Why does the moon have phases? | The Spokesman-Review
When astronomers looked at the night sky long ago, they also wondered about questions just like this one. You know, I also was curious about why the moon looks so different at various times of the month.
Vazquez reminded me that each month the moon takes a trip around Earth. It has been making this trip for billions of years.
Let's imagine that you had a baseball in your hand and your arm was straight out in front of you. Next, you moved your arm to the right until it was reaching out to the side.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Full Moon in Cambridge — a true family favorite — to close within a month - The Boston Globe
Hungry parents. No childcare. Too tired to cook. What to do? For generations of families, the answer was: Go to Full Moon in Cambridge's Huron Village. No more. Like the beloved baby sitter who leaves town to go to college, the restaurant will close within the next four weeks, says owner Sarah Wheaton.
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The restaurant opened in 1997 under the leadership Sarah and her sister, Cary Wheaton. Cary was a partner in the East Coast Grill; Sarah had worked in restaurants in Oregon. They wanted to create a place for new parents just like themselves — people who appreciated good food and didn't appreciate the glares that came with dragging tots to dinner in public. In fact, Sarah signed the paperwork on Full Moon when her son was just 11 days old. That little boy now has a full-time job in Manhattan.
You should see Neptune's moon dance
It's the first time scientists say they've seen this particular orbit pattern anywhere in the solar system.
Researchers say Naiad and Thalassa, the eighth planet's innermost moons, are orbiting only about 1,150 miles apart. That's very close in space terms.
They avoid each other through perfectly timed orbits. One of the moons orbits in a zig-zag pattern, passing twice above, then twice below the other moon as it circles Neptune.
'Get back to the moon and forget the orbiting space station' - POLITICO
Physicist Ed Gibson was in the first class of NASA astronauts trained as scientists rather than military pilots.
He served on the support crew for Apollo 12, the second mission to land men on the moon — and spent a record 84 days in space aboard Skylab, the precursor to the International Space Station.
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A longtime aerospace consultant, author and speaker, Gibson has advised NASA on a host of projects, including running a controversial oversight board for the Orion spacecraft that was accused of conflicts of interest.
November Full Moon 2019: NASA welcomes spectacular Beaver Moon tonight | Science | News |
The Full Moon gracing the night skies with its presence tonight is the beautiful Beaver Moon. Traditionally, the Beaver Moon is sometimes known as the Frost Moon or the Snow Moon. But whatever the case may be, astronomers recognise it as the Full Moon to appear in November.
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“The next Full Moon will be on Tuesday morning, November 12, 2019, appearing ‘opposite’ the Sun at 8.34am EST.
“The Moon will appear full for about three days centred on this time, from Sunday evening through Wednesday morning – and possibly early Wednesday evening.”
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NASA's 1st SLS Megarocket Core Stage for the Moon Has Its Engines (Photos) https://t.co/dLAQ8eTQGI https://t.co/0Vdf7hj31k SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Sat Nov 16 13:49:07 +0000 2019
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