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If you are anywhere near Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Sunday night, October 7th, there is a chance to see the rocket contrail of the SpaceX Dragon launch. It launches a little late – still worth looking for. This flight is … Continue reading
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Well, there are lots of Amateur Radio Satellites, or HamSats, overhead and they orbit the earth many times a day. So what? How does that help you? It seems that there are several types of satellites up there and a … Continue reading
Please help me welcome Jeff Miller to ‘Everyday Spacer’ as a regular guest blogger. Jeff will bring a dimension to your experience I could not possibly equal. As a long time geek and gamer, Jeff will expose us to the … Continue reading
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Let me clarify something right off the bat here. When most people talk about ‘space travel’ they actually mean travel off world, beyond the atmosphere of the Earth for, isn’t it all space? Here we are, on a rocky body … Continue reading
JPL/NASA News News release: 2012-309 Oct. 3, 2012 NASA’s Infrared Observatory Measures Expansion of Universe The full version of this story with accompanying images is at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-309&cid=release_2012-309 PASADENA, Calif. — Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have announced the most … Continue reading
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I knew there were a lot of Amateur Radio Satellites out there. I had no idea there were so many. A very detailed story is told on Space Today Online. I’ll just give an overview of the story and a … Continue reading
JPL/NASA News News release: 2012-307 Oct. 2, 2012 NASA Hosts Teleconference About Mars Curiosity Rover Progress The full version of this story with accompanying images is at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-307&cid=release_2012-307 PASADENA, Calif. — NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. … Continue reading
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Ham Radio Operators have a long history of involvement with all kinds of things including space exploration. “Amateur radio (also called ham radio) is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, … Continue reading
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My friend, Rich Newell, asked me a question the other day and, while there is in fact a tie-in for Everyday Spacers, this is slightly off topic, and I will delve into an answer. I just realized that other people … Continue reading
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The final three categories education, open source and contests, concludes our visit to SpaceHack.org for now, on Everyday Spacer. While these aren’t as similar to each other as the first two were, most of the contests have past and only … Continue reading
Pluto Flyby June 14, 2015
Planisphere - choose for your Latitude (the Equator is 0 degrees, the further North or South, the greater the number)
Red Flashlight
Our friend Lucy West-Binnall contributed art to this publication!
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Saw this solar telescope in action recently...
They don't show you the 'built in sun finder' - one of the coolest things about a telescope I've ever seen. You line up the dot in the finder and look through the scope and the sun is right there!
Tovolo Rocket Ice Pop Molds,
Set of 6
Tovolo Star Ice Pop Mold
