Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... Official NASA portrait of British astronaut Timothy Peake. ... He started the intensive astronaut basic training course in September 2009 and graduated in November 2010, and with more than 3000 hours flying experience under his belt Tim is now as well-positioned as any for flying beyond EarthБЂ™s atmosphere. ... So what exactly will Tim Peake be doing on the International Space Station during his Principia mission? ...

Космический аппарат "Венера-9". ... Максимальная стартовая масса ок. 5 т. Первый запуск в 1961; “Венера-4” произвела первые прямые исследования атмосферы Венеры (1967), “Венера-7” - первую мягкую посадку на Венеру (1970). Венера-9” - первую съемку поверхности Венеры (1975). В 1961-83 запущено 16 “Венер”. В октябре 1975 г. аппараты нового поколения "Венера-9, -10", совершившие мягкую посадку на освещённой стороне Венеры, впервые передали на Землю панорамы окружающей их местности. ...

... The unlocked gate at the entrance to the observatoryтАЩs gravel driveway should remain closed to prevent the public from driving back to the observatory. ... This means that if there are still members of the public present at the observatory who do not wish to leave by 11:30 PM they will be locked in the park until a keyholder leaves and secures the gate(s) behind him/her. ... Roll the roof back using the hand crank near the computer room. ... Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton, Inc., ...

One of the main purposes of the Department is preparation of highly skilled specialists in the fields of astrophysics, astrometry and space physics. ... Annualy 2-7 graduates of the Department become post-graduates. ... Among over 500 Department graduates there are ~30 Doctors of Science, 130 Candidates of Sciences, 2 Member-Correspondent of Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and 1 of Ukrainian one, 4 Ukraine State Prize laureates, Directors of science and industrial institutes. ...