Daily Extra :
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
Atmosphere : Gases surrounding any of the bodies in space; also known as air. Atmosphere = 1.013 bars = 1.03 kg/cm^2 = 14.7 pounds per square inch, standard atmospheric pressure at sea level on Earth.
Who Was Born Today?:
1934: Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov, Russia, cosmonaut, Vostok 1 backup
1957: Patrick G. Forrester, born in El Paso, Texas, Lieutenant Colonel Army/astronaut
1957: Patrick G. Forrester, born in El Paso, Texas, Lieutenant Colonel Army/astronaut
Who Died Today?:
Today in History:
1773: Pierre-Simon Laplace was elected an adjoint in the Académie des Sciences.
1966: Luna 10, USSR Lunar Orbiter launched. Probe is currently in a lunar orbit.
1978: USSR launches Kosmos 1000 navigational satellite
1996: Space Shuttle STS-76 (Atlantis 16), lands