What is Wormhole Theory?

Artist’s Concept/Gravity Well

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Wormhole Shortcut 

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n6LzftRUbAhUMCSWmi2Sji-970-80.jpg.webp

Exotic Matter

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Another Artist’s Concept Drawing

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Famous Fictional Space Station with Associated Stable Wormhole

https://starloggers.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/star-trek-ds9-wormhole.jpg

Waz Up

Space Exploration and Space History 

Space Exploration News

Chinese Astronauts Embark on Second Space Station Spacewalk

https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/shenzhou-12-spacewalk2-20aug2021-cctv-2-1536×794.jpg

Blue Origin suit stops work on NASA HLS contract with SpaceX

https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SpaceX-Starship-HLS-lander-on-moon-879×485.jpg

Space Force to establish new command in Colorado focused on training and education

https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/210518-F-LY364-1164-1-879×485.jpg

Space-Related Birthdays

1950 August 15 – .

Birth of Ricardo Peralta y Fabi 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Ricardo_Peralta_%28NASA_photo%29.jpg

1959 August 15 – .

Birth of Scott Douglas ‘Scooter’ Altman

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Scott_Douglas_Altman.jpg

1933 August 16 – .

Birth of Stuart Allen ‘Stu’ Roosa

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Stuart_Allen_Roosa.jpg

1939 August 16 – .

Birth of Valeri Viktorovich Ryumin

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Ryumin%2C_Valery_Victorovitch_%28cropped%29.jpg

1954 August 18 – .

Birth of Umberto Guidoni 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Umberto_Guidoni_portrait.jpg

1958 August 18 – .

Birth of Sergey Yevgenyevich Treshchev

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/S_Treschev.jpg

1935 August 19 – .

Birth of Dr Franklin Story Musgrave

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/StoryMusgrave.jpg

1946 August 19 – .

Birth of Charles Frank Jr ‘Charlie’ Bolden

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Charles_F._Bolden%2C_Jr.jpg

1959 August 19 – .

Birth of Chris Austin Hadfield

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Chris_Hadfield_2011.jpg

1962 August 19 – .

Birth of Michael James Massimino 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Michael_Massimino.jpg

This Week in Space History

Explorer 12 Launch

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Explorer_12_-_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center.jpg

V2 Rocket Launch

http://olive-drab.com/images/firepower_v2_375.jpg

Pioneer 7 Spacecraft

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Pioneer-6-9.jpg

Venera 7 Lander

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Venera-7_spuskaemiy_apparat.jpg

Korabl-Sputnik 2 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Space_capsule_of_Sputnik-5.JPG

Skynet 1B

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Skynet-5_satellite.jpg

Launch of Soyuz T-7 Stamp of Crew

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/1983_CPA_5375_%281%29.jpg/534px-1983_CPA_5375_%281%29.jpg

Launch of Gemini 5

Gemini 5 – . Call Sign: Gemini 5. Crew: Conrad, Cooper. 

Pete Conrad and Gordon Cooper

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Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Wee

Tonight’s Constellation is Lyra the Harp

Space Launches For This Week

Space Coast Launches

Upcoming Rocket Launch List

Space Flight Now Launch Schedule

Launch Schedule

Aug. 16/17

Vega • Pléiades Neo 4

Launch time: 0147:05 GMT on 17th (9:47:05 p.m. EDT on 16th)

Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana

An Arianespace Vega rocket, designated VV19, will launch the Pléiades Neo 4 Earth observation satellite for Airbus. Pléiades Neo 4 is the second of four Pléiades Neo high-resolution Earth observation satellites built, owned, and operated by Airbus. The Vega rocket will also launch multiple rideshare payloads. Delayed from February after VV17 launch failure. Delayed from June and July. [Aug. 15]

Aug. 19

Soyuz • OneWeb 9

Launch time: 2223 GMT (6:23 p.m. EDT)

Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Delayed from Aug. 2. [Aug. 15]

Aug. 27

Rocket 3.3 • STP-27AD1

Launch time: 2100 GMT (4:00 p.m. EDT; 12:00 p.m. AKDT)

Launch site: Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska

A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch a test payload for the U.S. Space Force and the Space Test Program. [Aug. 5]

Aug. 28

Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 23

Launch time: 0737 GMT (3:37 a.m. EDT)

Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its third cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the 23rd mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from Aug. 18. [Aug. 15]  

Recent Astronomical Discoveries 

Fast Changes Between the Solar Seasons Resolved by New Sun Clock

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210817131420.htm

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.

ISS

https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST

Aug. 23

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=59449.4542980176&type=V

Aug. 24

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=59450.42203262&type=V

Aug. 25

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=59451.4569111296&type=V

Aug. 26

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=59452.4250684961&type=V

Tiangong

https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=48274&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST

Aug. 23

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=48274&mjd=59450.1120490189&type=V