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First Orbit of Another World
First Orbit of Another World
Today in Space History - First Orbit of Another World 🚀 Stardate 556.9938 (NOVEMBER 14, 1971) On this day in 1971, Mariner 9 fired its engine and became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. The
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The Isaacman Effect - Week 43
The Isaacman Effect - Week 43
MAX POWER lights up KSC with skydive, X-70 reveal, and bold CAPEWEEK plans MAX POWER lights up KSC This week NASA hosted its inaugural MAX POWER aerospace expo and air show at Kennedy Space Center, drawing
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Two November Thirteenths
Two November Thirteenths
Two November Thirteenths Seven years apart, both on 13 November. First Orbit of Another World Stardate 556.9938 (NOVEMBER 13, 1971) On this day in 1971, Mariner 9 fired its engine and became the first
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A planet vanished from our telescopes this year, and a hidden neighbor is to blame
A planet vanished from our telescopes this year, and a hidden neighbor is to blame
Good evening friends, A planet about 1,000 light-years away just did something no planet has ever been seen doing before. It disappeared. Not blown apart, not flung out of its system. It simply stopped
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Three November Twelfths
Three November Twelfths
Three November Twelfths Three moments, all on 12 November, from 1981 to 2014. Columbia flies again Stardate 1082.8269 (NOVEMBER 12, 1981) On the morning of 12 November 1981, Columbia rose from Pad 39A
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EM 304 Exam Problem: Failure Temperature of the Space Shuttle Columbia
EM 304 Exam Problem: Failure Temperature of the Space Shuttle Columbia
In this video, I solve Problem 1 of the EM 304 test that Dr. Judy Wood gave her students on February 6, 2003, five days after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. If a thermal tile is lost, how hot can
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Today in Space History - Columbia's Working Morning 🚀
Today in Space History - Columbia's Working Morning 🚀
Today in Space History - Columbia's Working Morning 🚀 Stardate 1135.2259 (NOVEMBER 11, 1982) Columbia left Pad 39A at 7:19 in the morning, Eastern time, on 11 November 1982. Four astronauts rode her:
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EM 304 Exam Problem: Failure Temperature of the Space Shuttle Columbia
EM 304 Exam Problem: Failure Temperature of the Space Shuttle Columbia
Solving Dr. Judy Wood's EM 304 Columbia exam problem: the plate fails in shear at 205 °F, long before the tube does.
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A giant star faked its own death 27 times, and Chandra finally found why
A giant star faked its own death 27 times, and Chandra finally found why
Good evening everyone, Picture a star at least 33 times heavier than our Sun. Now picture it flaring up like a supernova, about three times a year, for 14 years. And still being there the next morning,
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Two November Tenths
Two November Tenths
Two November Tenths Five years apart, both on 10 November. The Whole Earth, in Color Stardate 346.1251 (NOVEMBER 10, 1967) From geostationary height, ATS-3 turned its multicolor spin-scan camera toward
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Three November Ninths
Three November Ninths
Three November Ninths Fifty-nine years apart, all on 9 November. The Saturn V Finds Its Voice Stardate 345.9600 (NOVEMBER 9, 1967) Before dawn on the Florida coast the first Saturn V stood ready on a pad
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Classic Cosmos: The Cat's Head Nebula
Classic Cosmos: The Cat's Head Nebula
Classic Cosmos In this mid-infrared view from Webb's MIRI, the Cat's Head Nebula resembles a cat sitting with its back toward the viewer and a tail extending downward. It is a dust pillar in the Carina
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Two November Eighths
Two November Eighths
Two November Eighths Thirty-nine years apart, both on 8 November. Germany's first craft Stardate 451.0192 (NOVEMBER 8, 1969) Before dawn in Europe, a Scout rocket rose from Vandenberg with Azur aboard.
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Spacefarer Update
Spacefarer Update
🚀 Spacefarer Update 🚀 Number of people currently in space: 10 Comings and Goings This Week There have been no arrivals or departures this week. Current Space Occupants ISS Expedition 75: 7 spacefarers
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Webb just found a planet hiding in two-year-old data, and the trick behind it changes the hunt
Webb just found a planet hiding in two-year-old data, and the trick behind it changes the hunt
Good evening everyone. Webb stared at a star for two years and saw nothing next to it. Then a team at Northwestern taught the telescope to see past its own glare, and a giant planet stepped out of the
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The First Escape
The First Escape
Today in Space History - The First Escape 🚀 Stardate 135.3120 (NOVEMBER 7, 1963) On a clear morning at White Sands, a boilerplate Apollo capsule waited on the desert floor with a launch escape tower above
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Review of Mechanics of Materials: Strain, Stress, Shear, Thermal Expansion
Review of Mechanics of Materials: Strain, Stress, Shear, Thermal Expansion
Strain, thermal expansion, 2014-T6 aluminum, stress, shear and Poisson's ratio for Dr. Judy Wood's Columbia exam problem
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The Isaacman Effect - Week 42
The Isaacman Effect - Week 42
X-70 Fractal takes wing, Hubble gets a commercial lifeline call, and 26 years of ISS mark the LEO pivot. X-70 Fractal takes wing On November 5, NASA unveiled the X-70 Fractal, its newest crewed experimental
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KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3448.4164
KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3448.4164
KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3448.4164 🌌 Mars gets dust storms that can cover the entire planet for months. #Q1Ls Enjoyed these space one-liners? The Fun Space Quotes 2027 Calendar is on
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Introduction and Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster News Footage
Introduction and Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster News Footage
Dr. Judy Wood's EM 304 test problem from February 6, 2003, 5 days after Columbia broke apart, plus live news footage of the disaster and the foam strike on the left wing that she turned into a thermal

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