Update 6:00 pm est: Alex D'Atria of GOP Astrology has sent along the coordinates for the First Moon Landing from NASA's Apollo info for those who are interested:
Apollo 11 (Columbia and Eagle)
Saturn V (AS-506, SM-107, CM-107, LM-5)
July 16-24, 1969
Neil A. Armstrong (commander), Michael Collins (CM pilot), Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr. (LM pilot)
08 days, 03 hours, 18 minutes
First manned lunar landing mission and lunar surface EVA.
"Houston, Tranquility base here. The eagle has landed."
- July 20th, 1969
Landing site: Sea of Tranquility; Landing Coordinates: 0.71 degrees North, 23.63 degrees East
1 EVA of 02 hours, 31 minutes. Flag and instruments deployed; unveiled plaque on the LM descent stage with inscription: "Here Men From Planet Earth First Set Foot Upon the Moon. July 1969 A.D. We Came In Peace For All Mankind." Lunar surface stay time 21.6 hours; 59.5 hours in lunar orbit, with 30 orbits. LM ascent stage left in lunar orbit. 20kg (44 lbs) of material gathered.
Source: Apollo flight summary.
Original post begins here:
With the space shuttle Discovery landing from its last mission around midday today, my post on the Horoscope of the First Moon Landing (July 20, 1969) has suddenly become popular. The chart is set for Washington DC but you may wish to recalculate it for Cape Kennedy, Florida - or for the surface of Earth's Moon, if you have the coordinates. Plus, I suppose a Heliocentric horoscope for the landing could be interesting, too.
And perhaps you've already put in your bid to house one of the retired NASA shuttles? One may be on display soon at a museum near you!
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Showing posts with label space shuttle Discovery. Show all posts
Jun 2, 2008
ISS: please don't squeeze the Charmin'
Well, NASA's shuttle is on its way since Saturday to offer plunging assistance to the Spy--er...I mean, Space Station's private facilities...Monster Clog in Space!
Now here's a 3D alert of merit for you:
Space Weather News for June 1, 2008
ICY MARTIAN 3D: NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander may have already found ice at its landing site without even digging for it. Exhaust from the lander's descent engine appears to have swept aside a layer of topsoil, exposing frozen material beneath.
Today's edition of SpaceWeather shows images of the find along with some eye-popping stereo views of the lander's surroundings.
SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY: Space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral yesterday and now it is chasing the International Space Station (ISS) around Earth. Sky watchers should be alert for the two spacecraft streaking across the heavens tonight.
Check our global satellite tracking tool for flyby times:
flybys #
Hmmm...chasing the ISS? Perhaps there's a festoon of toilet paper stuck to its shoe...?
Now here's a 3D alert of merit for you:
Space Weather News for June 1, 2008
ICY MARTIAN 3D: NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander may have already found ice at its landing site without even digging for it. Exhaust from the lander's descent engine appears to have swept aside a layer of topsoil, exposing frozen material beneath.
Today's edition of SpaceWeather shows images of the find along with some eye-popping stereo views of the lander's surroundings.
SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY: Space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral yesterday and now it is chasing the International Space Station (ISS) around Earth. Sky watchers should be alert for the two spacecraft streaking across the heavens tonight.
Check our global satellite tracking tool for flyby times:
flybys #
Hmmm...chasing the ISS? Perhaps there's a festoon of toilet paper stuck to its shoe...?
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