Tag: astronauts
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#MorningMonarchy: February 23, 2016
Space music, dumb phones and the ‘Mobile World’ order + this day in history w/Gitmo and our song of the day by Mavis Staples on your Morning Monarchy for February 23, 2016.
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Communion On The Moon: The Religious Experience In Space
from theatlantic.com: Before the launch this weekend of three human beings into the ether of space around the Earth, before they boarded their Soyuz spacecraft, and before the rockets were fired, precautions were taken. Not the humdrum checklists and redundancies of space exploration — assessing the weather, the equipment, the math — but a preparation…
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Roger Boisjoly, Whistleblower Warned of Challenger Disaster, Dies 73
from nytimes.com: Six months before the space shuttle Challenger exploded over Florida on Jan. 28, 1986, Roger Boisjoly wrote a portentous memo. He warned that if the weather was too cold, seals connecting sections of the shuttle’s huge rocket boosters could fail. “The result could be a catastrophe of the highest order, loss of human…
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nasa to recruit fresh batch of astronauts
from theregister.co.uk: Ever wanted to get into space, armed with your three PhDs or test pilot’s licence, but nothing suitable comes up in the Jobcentre search? Well luckily for you, NASA is hunting for a new class of astronauts – but, be warned, new recruits may wait a long time to get into space.
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pope benedict makes call to outer space
from sky news: The 12 astronauts circling the Earth have received a call from Pope Benedict XVI – the first-ever papal call to space. The pontiff addressed the shuttle and station crews from the Vatican. The Pope said he admired the astronauts’ courage, discipline and commitment. He added that he hopes the condition of shuttle…