Daily Extra :
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
retrograde motion: The apparent backward (westward) motion of planets as seen against the background of stars.
Who Was Born Today?:
1932: Yuri Anatoyevich Ponomaryov, born in Russia, cosmonaut, Soyuz 18 backup
1951: Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Patuxent R, Maryland, Commander USN/astro, STS-48, 60
1957: Scott J. Horowitz, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, PhD/Captain USAF/astronaut, STS-75, 82
1951: Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Patuxent R, Maryland, Commander USN/astro, STS-48, 60
1957: Scott J. Horowitz, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, PhD/Captain USAF/astronaut, STS-75, 82
Who Died Today?:
Today in History:
1930: Planet Pluto named. In 2006, the IAU decided Pluto is not a planet, but is a dwarf planet instead.
1975: Mariner 10, USA Mercury/Venus Flyby died.
1979: Columbia flown on carrier aircraft lands at Kennedy Space Center
1986: NASA publishes "Strategy for Safely Returning the Space Shuttle to Flight Status"
1992: Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space
1992: 1st Belgium in the space, Dirk Frimout on Atlantis Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space
