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NASA's Space to Ground: Concrete Science
Week of July 20, 2018: NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 2 minutes, 15 seconds
Release Date: July 20, 2018
+Alexander Gerst
+Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
+DLR, German Aerospace Center
+European Space Agency, ESA
+NASA
+NASA Johnson Space Center
+Northrop Grumman
+Orbital ATK
#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Cygnus #Cargo #NorthropGrumman #Concrete #Research #Astronauts #DrewFeustel #RickyArnold #ESA #DLR #AlexanderGerst #Europe #Germany #Deutschland #SerenaAuñónChancellor #UnitedStates #Expedition56 #Human #Spaceflight #Spacecraft #JSC #Houston #Texas #STEM #Education #HD #Video
Week of July 20, 2018: NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 2 minutes, 15 seconds
Release Date: July 20, 2018
+Alexander Gerst
+Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
+DLR, German Aerospace Center
+European Space Agency, ESA
+NASA
+NASA Johnson Space Center
+Northrop Grumman
+Orbital ATK
#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Cygnus #Cargo #NorthropGrumman #Concrete #Research #Astronauts #DrewFeustel #RickyArnold #ESA #DLR #AlexanderGerst #Europe #Germany #Deutschland #SerenaAuñónChancellor #UnitedStates #Expedition56 #Human #Spaceflight #Spacecraft #JSC #Houston #Texas #STEM #Education #HD #Video
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Altair and Aquila the Eagle
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The Great Rift of the summer Milky Way passes through the Summer Triangle, between the stars Vega and Altair. In dark skies in June, July and August, you can see rich star fields with your binoculars on both sides of the Great Rift.
In modern western culture, Altair is probably best known for being the home star system of the aliens in the 1956 science fiction film “Forbidden Planet”. But in Asian cultures, Altair and the star Vega figure in one of the most beautiful of all stories of the night sky. In Japan, for example, Vega is sometimes called Tanabata (or Orihime), a celestial princess or goddess. She falls in love with a mortal, Kengyu (or Hikoboshi), represented by the star Altair. Read the rest of the story here.
The whole Summer Triangle area is great to observe with binoculars or in dark skies with just your eyes. If you like finding hidden pictures, get set to find a Coathanger, the North American Nebula (NGC7000): and Ring Nebula (M57).
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By Deborah Byrd in TONIGHT
#GreatRift #Vega #Altair #Japan #Asia #Tanabata #Orihime #SummerTriangle #Aquila #Astronomy #Sky #SkyWatchers #Space #Kengyu #Hikoboshi #MilkyWay #Constellations #Lyra #Cygnus
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The Great Rift of the summer Milky Way passes through the Summer Triangle, between the stars Vega and Altair. In dark skies in June, July and August, you can see rich star fields with your binoculars on both sides of the Great Rift.
In modern western culture, Altair is probably best known for being the home star system of the aliens in the 1956 science fiction film “Forbidden Planet”. But in Asian cultures, Altair and the star Vega figure in one of the most beautiful of all stories of the night sky. In Japan, for example, Vega is sometimes called Tanabata (or Orihime), a celestial princess or goddess. She falls in love with a mortal, Kengyu (or Hikoboshi), represented by the star Altair. Read the rest of the story here.
The whole Summer Triangle area is great to observe with binoculars or in dark skies with just your eyes. If you like finding hidden pictures, get set to find a Coathanger, the North American Nebula (NGC7000): and Ring Nebula (M57).
Click on, and read more ...
By Deborah Byrd in TONIGHT
#GreatRift #Vega #Altair #Japan #Asia #Tanabata #Orihime #SummerTriangle #Aquila #Astronomy #Sky #SkyWatchers #Space #Kengyu #Hikoboshi #MilkyWay #Constellations #Lyra #Cygnus
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Earth Clouds | International Space Station
A.J. (Drew) Feustel: "Because clouds can be beautiful when viewed from the International Space Station also".
Andrew Jay "Drew" Feustel is a dual American-Canadian geophysicist and a NASA astronaut. He is the current Commander of the International Space Station.
Credit: A.J. (Drew) Feustel/NASA/JSC
Release Date: July 17, 2018
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+NASA Earth Observatory
+NASA Johnson Space Center
+Northrop Grumman
+Orbital ATK
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A.J. (Drew) Feustel: "Because clouds can be beautiful when viewed from the International Space Station also".
Andrew Jay "Drew" Feustel is a dual American-Canadian geophysicist and a NASA astronaut. He is the current Commander of the International Space Station.
Credit: A.J. (Drew) Feustel/NASA/JSC
Release Date: July 17, 2018
+NASA
+NASA Earth Observatory
+NASA Johnson Space Center
+Northrop Grumman
+Orbital ATK
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Watch a spacecraft leave the International Space Station! Nearly two months after delivering several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station, the #Cygnus cargo spacecraft bids farewell to our orbiting laboratory. Live coverage begins at 8:15 a.m. EDT. Details: https://go.nasa.gov/2KZiuRs
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LIVE NOW: Nearly two months after delivering several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to our orbiting laboratory, the #Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station. Watch: https://go.nasa.gov/2KWiu4O
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Northrop Grumman CRS-9 Cygnus departure (S.S. J.R. Thompson Cygnus) #Space #NorthropGrumman #Cygnus #Canadarm2
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Northrop Grumman CRS-9 Cygnus departure (S.S. J.R. Thompson Cygnus) #Space #NorthropGrumman #Cygnus #Canadarm2
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This week on the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman’s #Cygnus cargo spacecraft filled with tons of trash and a few satellites bid farewell to our orbiting laboratory. Follow #SpaceToGround for your weekly update on what's happening aboard our orbiting laboratory!
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Cygnus in Sunlight | International Space Station
The Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) Cygnus resupply ship and its UltraFlex solar arrays figure prominently in this photograph of several International Space Station components with Earth in the background. At top are a set of basketball court-sized solar arrays. In the foreground is the Cupola and a portion of the Tranquility module. At bottom is the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module.
Credit: NASA/JSC
Image Date: July 10, 2018
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+Orbital ATK
#NASA #Space #ISS #Science #Earth #Sun #Sunlight #Cygnus #Resupply #Cargo #Commercial #NorthropGrumman #OrbitalATK #Soyuz #MS09 #Cupola #Astronauts #UnitedStates #Expedition56 #Human #Spaceflight #Spacecraft #ESA #Photography #STEM #Education #OrbitalPerspective #OverviewEffect
The Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) Cygnus resupply ship and its UltraFlex solar arrays figure prominently in this photograph of several International Space Station components with Earth in the background. At top are a set of basketball court-sized solar arrays. In the foreground is the Cupola and a portion of the Tranquility module. At bottom is the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module.
Credit: NASA/JSC
Image Date: July 10, 2018
+Northrop Grumman
+Orbital ATK
#NASA #Space #ISS #Science #Earth #Sun #Sunlight #Cygnus #Resupply #Cargo #Commercial #NorthropGrumman #OrbitalATK #Soyuz #MS09 #Cupola #Astronauts #UnitedStates #Expedition56 #Human #Spaceflight #Spacecraft #ESA #Photography #STEM #Education #OrbitalPerspective #OverviewEffect
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Cygnus in Sunlight | International Space Station
The Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) Cygnus resupply ship and its UltraFlex solar arrays figure prominently in this photograph of several International Space Station components with Earth in the background. At left are a set of basketball court-sized solar arrays. In the foreground is the Cupola and a portion of the Tranquility module. At right is the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module.
Credit: NASA/JSC
Image Date: July 10, 2018
+Northrop Grumman
+Orbital ATK
+NASA Johnson Space Center
+European Space Agency, ESA
+NASA
#NASA #Space #ISS #Science #Earth #Sun #Sunlight #Cygnus #Resupply #Cargo #Commercial #NorthropGrumman #OrbitalATK #Soyuz #MS09 #Cupola #Astronauts #UnitedStates #Expedition56 #Human #Spaceflight #Spacecraft #ESA #Photography #STEM #Education #OrbitalPerspective #OverviewEffect
The Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) Cygnus resupply ship and its UltraFlex solar arrays figure prominently in this photograph of several International Space Station components with Earth in the background. At left are a set of basketball court-sized solar arrays. In the foreground is the Cupola and a portion of the Tranquility module. At right is the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module.
Credit: NASA/JSC
Image Date: July 10, 2018
+Northrop Grumman
+Orbital ATK
+NASA Johnson Space Center
+European Space Agency, ESA
+NASA
#NASA #Space #ISS #Science #Earth #Sun #Sunlight #Cygnus #Resupply #Cargo #Commercial #NorthropGrumman #OrbitalATK #Soyuz #MS09 #Cupola #Astronauts #UnitedStates #Expedition56 #Human #Spaceflight #Spacecraft #ESA #Photography #STEM #Education #OrbitalPerspective #OverviewEffect
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