SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “The Haughton Mars Project Analog Mission” & “Coma Berenices” 9PM CT
Net Control: Billye KF5PDS
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Altered States” (1980)
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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Discussion topic of the evening.
The Haughton Mars Project analog mission tonight:
https://www.nasa.gov/analogs/hmp
Other links:
http://www.marsonearth.org
Click to access 563511main_NASA-Analog-Missions-06-2011_508.pdf
5. Waz Up?
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
Starhopper hops: the SpaceX Starship prototype has made its first unteathered flight this week to test its software and engines.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/SpaceX_Starhopper.jpg
And a SpaceX Dragon capsule has docked with the ISS for a record 3rd time
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/COTS2Dragon.6.jpg
This Week in Space History
July 21st, 1961: Liberty Bell 7 has a crack, apparently
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Grissom_Climbs_into_Liberty_Bell_7_-_GPN-2002-000048.jpg
July 22nd, 1972 Venera 8 lands on Venus
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/1972_CPA_4196.jpg
July 23rd, 1972: Landsat 1
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Landsat-1.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Landsatisland.jpg
July 24th, 1969: Apollo 11 lands!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Splashdown_3.jpg
July 24th, 1975: ASTP lands, nearly asphyxiating its crew!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Apollo-soyuz.jpg
July 26th, 1971 Apollo 15 launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Apollo_15_flag%2C_rover%2C_LM%2C_Irwin.jpg
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Tonight’s Constellation is Coma Berenices
Photo #2 Edge-on Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4565)
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/67781062_3447270185299140_8459828895753961472_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_eui2=AeECPCujBE7qNVLYsZDdiwJot81NkpM-_KFL1dgro1bIuPCLYvwk3LoyIGVfBHBHpuDoF_RsY7aizl0f3ZmfFqrvQ2TY1gkL6zqzBqfe3-o_zA&_nc_oc=AQmFwpOV91wWX9jDL_WSTVMUEj0OXA6BUWN_jxLLXowcCZ_Ckw9rWAG7prrzDadnotM&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=ea9b495d344cef0e05743234947f1176&oe=5DEA4E4E
Photo #3 Intermediate Spiral Galaxy (M98)
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/67496969_3447270298632462_2178219108280041472_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_eui2=AeEhL3R34jtDA2Jduy4wYmfbEUOLPyqu4De42mxfELcVlPV84vCXIVcaUwI7bwOg89A5WSRzHxfGMGhg5hX2JiR38HG19i0B2j9ZfPHJ9YEvIg&_nc_oc=AQmeT1Of9McewN_Q4gw0HOWiu0UVJKlMwz7TG9BFB1UvD4DRj62xukOBH_8WYBW4Kjo&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=ce16fff71ace34ba87865569d3ed48d8&oe=5DB9B77A
Recent Astronomical discoveries
Fastest eclipsing binary, a valuable target for gravitational wave studies
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190724131622.htm?fbclid=IwAR1AL3S6V-d7kZGpmvpclLFiN09h0Wfm9Y_8A9zzgQ_1eVDGri4dx092GCU
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
OTV 5
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=42932&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=LewisvilleTX&alt=110&tz=UCT
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