Daily Extra :
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
Chromosphere: The lower level of the solar atmosphere between the photosphere and the corona.
Who Was Born Today:
1917: Frederick Page, CEO, British Aerospace Aircraft Group
1943: Aleksandr Pavlovich Alexandrov, Russian, cosmonaut, Soyuz T-9, TM-3
1948: A C Fabian, astronomer
1954: Vasili Vasilyevich Tsibliyev, Rus col/cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-17, TM-25
1943: Aleksandr Pavlovich Alexandrov, Russian, cosmonaut, Soyuz T-9, TM-3
1948: A C Fabian, astronomer
1954: Vasili Vasilyevich Tsibliyev, Rus col/cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-17, TM-25
Who Died Today:
Today in History: :
1983: Japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km)