Yep, the air is getting a bit heavy down here on planet Earth. Time to step off for a bit … again.
Sky Alert:
PS: Mars has tons of newly discovered water in a 12 mile wide reservoir … Yes, but can you surf it?
PM: We Might Finally Know What Smacked Uranus Sideways … Your mother’s wooden spoon???
UPI: Pair of observatories confirm rare double asteroid … Well, there’s a summer blockbuster sci-fi movie in there somewhere.
DM: I’m an astronaut, not a photographer: Outtakes from Apollo 11 Moon landing reveal the out of focus and embarrassing shots from the historic mission that NASA didn’t want you to see … You had one job!
MSN: 12 new moons found orbiting Jupiter basically by accident
The Africom: ‘Oddball’ among 12 new moons discovered around Jupiter … Just when you think you know everything.
Space.com: Europa Lander May Not Have to Dig Deep to Find Signs of Life … Okay, but just don’t bring it down here.
The Street: Boeing’s CEO Is Bullish on Trump’s Space Force – Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg tells TheStreet he is encouraged by the Trump Administration’s efforts to get back into space in a big way. … Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. So, stop majoring in ‘women’s literature’ and get back to real science and math.
Falcon 9 and Iridium-7 went vertical earlier today on the SpaceX launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Weather is 90% favorable for tomorrow’s launch at 4:39 a.m. PDT, 11:39 UTC. https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z pic.twitter.com/zGw49C1UTP
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 24, 2018
OK I'm a geek: But this 96 min video of SpaceX Falcon9 launch from Vandenberg AFB today is AMAZING! Launch, ascent, booster sep, 1st stage landing on a ship, deploy 10 Iridium comm satellites. All w/radio comms, telemetry, even a musical playlist https://t.co/GhHoFkXbJL pic.twitter.com/QmHjR8PXrM
— Andrew Malcolm (@AHMalcolm) July 25, 2018
Next Friday, NASA will announce the @NASA_Astronauts that will be the first crews to launch from the U.S. to the space station since the final space shuttle flight in 2011. They will launch aboard new @BoeingSpace and @SpaceX spacecraft. #LaunchAmerica https://t.co/xHnXhD8aCb pic.twitter.com/l4RnFSTDAF
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) July 25, 2018
Live now at #ISSRDC: @Astro_Sabot, who recently logged 168 days on @Space_Station, shares a detailed account of his experiences living and working on the orbiting laboratory. Watch live: https://t.co/mzKW5uV4hS pic.twitter.com/DUBYNoBgKg
— NASA (@NASA) July 25, 2018
Great to visit with @NASA_Johnson employees who traveled from Houston for today's @SenateCommerce’s Subcommittee on Space, Science & Competitiveness hearing, "Destination Mars: Putting American Boots on the Surface of the Red Planet." pic.twitter.com/FPYolMs7RO
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) July 25, 2018
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