Daily Extra :
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
rotation: The turning or spinning of a body about an axis running through it.
Who Was Born Today?:
1964: Mark E Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut
1964: Scott J Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut
1964: Scott J Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut
Who Died Today?:
1938: George Ellery Hale, astronomer
1992: Franc Holden, British astronomer (Binary Stars)
1992: Franc Holden, British astronomer (Binary Stars)
Today in History:
1969: 1st launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)
1972: Luna 20 - USSR Lunar Lander launched. Landed on the moon and returned samples to the Earth. Landed on February 21, 1972 at Apollonius highlands located at latitude 3°32' N and longitude 56°33' E. 30 grams of lunar samples were returned to the Earth.
1979: Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite and Corsa-B (550/580 km)
1981: NASA launches Comstar D-4
1981: Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k)
1996: Soyuz TM-23, launched into orbit