Daily Extra :
Hurricane names are chosen from a list selected by the World Meteorological Organization. Each name on the list starts with a different letter; for example, the name of the first hurricane of the season starts with A, the next starts with B, and so on. The letters Q, U, X, Y and Z are not used.
Who Was Born Today?:
1937: Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko, cosmonaut
Who Died Today?:
Today in History:
1961: U.S. satellite Explorer 9 is launched
1965: Pegasus 1 launched to detect micro-meteors
1982: Assembled STS-3 vehicle moves from Vandenberg AFB to launch pad
1994: Clementine - USA Lunar Orbiter - (launched January 25, 1994) spent 70 days (between February 6 and May 5, 1994) in lunar orbit. The official name for Clementine is Deep Space Probe Science Experiment (DSPSE). It was a Department of Defense program used to test new space technology. Clementine was a new design using lightweight structure and propellant systems. Its four cameras mapped the surface of the Moon at 125-250 meters/pixel resolution. Clementine also used a laser to gather altimeter data which will make it possible to generate the first lunar topographic map.
