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Feb 1, 2019 · He was born in Tuitjenhorn, Holland on 7 December 1905, the son of a tailor. He possessed extraordinary sight – Kuiper could apparently decipher the stars to a magnitude of 7.5! This is something that could have ignited his love of astronomy, seeing more stars than anyone else and wanting to see even more. Kuiper eventually went on to gain a ...
Pete Conrad unfurls the United States flag on the lunar surface during the first extravehicular activity on 19 November 1969. Image credit: NASA. Conrad and his commander, Gordon Cooper, set a new space endurance record of seven days, 22 hours and 55 minutes, beating the previous record of five days held by the Russians.
Apr 17, 2013 · It would have a total weight of 13,920 kilograms (30,625 pounds) at takeoff, and would operate from an airstrip like a conventional aircraft. Using a fuel load of 7,515 kilograms (16,534 pounds), it would blast the craft to a maximum speed of 4,176 kilometres (2,595 mph). The Vinci engine, which is capable of being fired up to 5 times on each ...
Compared to many of the world’s most powerful Earth-bound telescopes the Hubble Space Telescope’s optics are actually quite small. Bar obvious payload limitations, in space the required optics of a telescope are smaller since the ‘seeing’ is always perfect. Looking through Earth’s atmosphere is not unlike trying to watch television ...
Sadly, by 1954, Fermi was suffering with incurable stomach cancer and he died in his sleep aged 53. Today Fermi is remembered for his work in the creation of the first nuclear reactor and the development of the nuclear and hydrogen bombs. Many things have been named in Fermi’s honour, such as the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the Fermi ...
21 Inspirational and Historic Space Quotes You Need to Know. 314,103 views. How did lunar astronauts survive the extreme temperatures on the Moon? 300,245 views. What would happen if the Sun disappeared? 297,479 views. What g-force do astronauts experience during a rocket launch? 296,221 views
May 31, 2012 · 21 Inspirational and Historic Space Quotes You Need to Know. 314,110 views. How did lunar astronauts survive the extreme temperatures on the Moon? 300,256 views. What would happen if the Sun disappeared? 297,481 views. What g-force do astronauts experience during a rocket launch? 296,243 views
This woman was Svetlana Savitskaya. The stars seemed aligned for Savitskaya’s success as a cosmonaut, as she was the daughter of a Soviet war hero. Yevgeniy Savitsky served as commander of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, had been a flying ace in WWII and was regarded as a national hero. Under her father’s influence and by age 16, Savitskaya ...
May 31, 2012 · 21 Inspirational and Historic Space Quotes You Need to Know. 314,091 views. How did lunar astronauts survive the extreme temperatures on the Moon? 300,237 views. What would happen if the Sun disappeared? 297,475 views. What g-force do astronauts experience during a rocket launch? 296,198 views
Oct 2, 2012 · The cannon, known as the Quicklauncher, will be submerged 183 metres (600 feet) under water. The initial scheme is to build a 400-metre (1,300-foot) long QL-100 launcher to carry payloads of 45 kilograms (100 pounds) into LEO. To benefit from the slingshot effect of the Earth’s rotation, it would be located near the equator.
