An astronaut in low Earth orbit moves in (approximately) a big circle extending around the Earth. ... That can be interpreted as stating that in the astronaut's frame of reference, all bodies are subject to two forces, gravity and the centrifugal force, and the two are in perfect balance, adding up to zero. ... Wheel-shaped space . ... The science-fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey" featured spinning space station, whose rotation provided the crew with "artificial gravity." ...

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... Events . ... An Evening with Astronauts . Clay Center Observatory . ... Event submitted by Bob Phinney . ... Free public event – Lecture / Book Signing . ... The Clay Center Observatory hosts Astronauts Jerry Carr and Dan Burbank (who considers himself an amateur astronomer) for an educational evening program followed by a book signing and autographs. ... The Clay Center Observatory, 20 Newton St. Brookline, across from Larz Anderson Park. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Karl Henize , the man who took the beautiful photograph of the Large Magellanic Cloud , was a NASA astronaut. Henize received his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 1954. In 1967 he left a full professorship at Northwestern University to join the Apollo astronaut corps. ... In 1994, when nearly 70 years old, he succumbed to hypoxia on a climb of Mount Everest and was buried on the mountain at 22,000 ft. ...

... Astronaut (Anderson) 3. ... You know, nothing's perfect Aren't you lonely with your lies Finger in every pie Can't let a chance pass you by Make up your life with the lies But don't you think that what we see Belies the things you claim to be A saint, a star, a goddess and a brain @SONG: Astronaut I recall how we used to meet Running through the windy streets Faces touched with body heat I know I can see us breathing from above Lives are changing with our useless love Is that enough ? ...

... Количество полетов - 5 . ... С 24 ноября по 1 декабря 1991 года в качестве специалиста полета шаттла Atlantis STS-44. ... Со 2 по 9 декабря 1992 года в качестве специалиста полета шаттла Discovery STS-53. ... С 7 по 18 сентября 1995 года в качестве специалиста полета шаттла Endeavour STS-69. ... В настоящее время работает вице президентом корпорации Transformational Space (t/Space), участвавшей в 2004 - 2005 годах в конкурсе на создание нового космического корабля для NASA. ... Первый полет . ...

. topics . History of an outer space exploration . The program "moon" . The first astronaut . The program "Apollo" . Program "Mariner" Researches of Venus . Program "Mariner" Researches of Mars . The program "Mars" . The program "Pioneer" Researches of the Jove . The program "Venus" . The program "Viking": Researches of Mars .

Lectures . ... Lecture Series 2014-2015 . ... Clear Sky Chart . ... Beyond New York City . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the public. ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

BMSTU, SM,YSC, supported by RSA, organised Educational Europe Tour 18-29 August for 40 students study space science and space technologies. During the trip participants visited German Aerospace Center (DLR) and The European Astronaut Center (EAC), Cologne (Germany), The European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC), Noordwijk (Netherlands) and Aerospace Museum Le Bourget, Paris (France). ... After the welcome meeting students had facility tour in DLR. ...

Supernova 2007aa in NGC 4030 . This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2007aa in NGC 4030 . Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page . Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages. ... Click on the name in the "Image Credit" column to see the image. ... Image Credit . ... 2007/02/18.402 . 15.7 . ... JosИ Hernandez . ... Joel Nicolas . ...