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On this day in 1967 – January 27th – the crew of Apollo 1, Virgil “Gus†Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee, died when fire swept through the command module during a preflight test.
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What words can one use here? All I can think of seem inadequate.
Anyway Mona, it reminds me of the fragility of life, it emphasises for me yet again that life is precious and that we should be thankful for the sacrifices made by many in the search for the future.
Thanks for reminding me.
Cheers
Lestie Mulholland
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On this day in 1829 – January 27th – pioneering astrophotographer Isaac Roberts was born.Roberts was a Welsh amateur astronomer, and a fellow of the Royal Geological Society. He developed a photographic technique which made it possible to capture faint objects. Roberts's photograph of the Andromeda Nebula showed the spiral structure of M31, which was startling at the time.
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On this day in 1941 – January 27th – New Zealand astrophysicist Beatrice Hill Tinsley was born.Tinsley began her career late and died in 1981, but in the intervening years she revolutionized our view of galactic evolution. Her pioneering work continues to be regularly cited by researchers. In 2016 a Google doodle celebrated the 75th anniversary of her birth.
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On this day in 1611 – January 28th – Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius was born.Johannes Hevelius studied sunspots, produced a lunar chart, discovered several comets, and produced an influential star atlas. He was one of the most influential astronomers of the 17th century.
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On this day in 1986 – January 28th – NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded soon after launch killing the seven crew members.
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On this day in 2003 – February 1st – NASA's space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing the seven crew members.
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On this day in 1995 – February 3rd – the "Near-Mir" space shuttle mission was launched.
STS-63 Discovery carried out the first rendezvous of the American Space Shuttle with Russia's space station Mir, but the shuttle didn't dock with Mir.
Last edited by Mona - Astronomy; 06/29/17 09:45 AM.
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On this day in 1995 – February 3rd – the first space shuttle mission with a female pilot was launched.
Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot a space shuttle. Four years later she became the first woman commander of a space shuttle.
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On this day in 1906 – February 4th – American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh was born.
Tombaugh worked at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona, where in 1930, he discovered Pluto.
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