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Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
Accretion: Accumulation of dust and gas into larger bodies such as stars, planets and moons.
Today in History:
1930: Robert Goddard launches rocket to 600 meters altitude, first liquid fuel rocket to reach 100 meters.
1930: Robert Goddard launches rocket to 600 meters altitude, first liquid fuel rocket to reach 100 meters.
1961: Dr. Joseph F. Shea was appointed Deputy Director for Systems Engineering, Office of Manned Space Flight, NASA headquarters, reporting to D. Brainerd Holmes, NASA's Director of Manned Space Flight. Dr. Shea came to NASA from Space Technology Laboratories.
2000: The Cassini spacecraft passes Jupiter at a distance of 9.7 millon km on its way to Saturn.