Since 2010, OTV-7, an uncrewed space plane, has conducted numerous technology experiments on long orbital flights. Most recently, its service module enabled OTV-7 to host additional experiments. Its cargo included a Naval Research Laboratory project to test technology to convert sunlight to electricity and NASA experiments on how long-duration space exposure affects materials and seeds. […]
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Mars offers much to discover. From canyons and extinct volcanoes to its changing seasons and weather patterns – including large dust storms – its terrain reveals much. Planet Mercury is the second smallest planet in our solar system and its red hue comes from iron oxide deposits on its surface, giving it a rusty hue.
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Explore stunning spacecraft clipart to add some magic to your projects. Search 23,219+ spacecraft illustrations and vectors available royalty-free. Cooke sent Thompson a list of artists she considered important. These included Andrew Wyeth – considered America’s greatest painter by some – and Peter Hurd, Wyeth’s wife’s brother-in-law who ran an Army Air Force art program
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Infantrymen wear a light blue cord around their right shoulder as a symbol of their connection to the branch; this cord is known as a fourrager. Only soldiers and officers with an infantry military occupational specialty (MOS 11A and those who complete infantry One Station Unit Training) may wear the cord. This includes recruits completing
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An explosion on board a spaceship can be terrifying for astronauts and potentially hazardous to satellites nearby. America watched in horror in January 1986 as the space shuttle Challenger exploded during liftoff, killing seven astronauts including Christa McAuliffe of NASA’s Teacher in Space program. A suitcase-sized piece of insulating foam fell from an external tank
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Spacecraft are vehicles designed for travel in space. Their preferred plural form is spacecrafts; however, you may sometimes get away with using “spaceships”. The astronauts aboard their spacecraft were excited about reaching Mars. Hopefully, they would land it safely; flight controllers were confident it would go smoothly. A vehicle designed to travel in space. Spacecraft
Bugs may be annoying to some, but to others they’re truly fascinating creatures. From Madagascar hissing cockroaches to ladybugs that paint spots – here are some little-known insect facts you might not know before! A praying mantis’ remarkable ability to turn its head 180 degrees allows it to see all around. That makes it an
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Mars has long been a source of fascination. Beginning in the 17th century, astronomers used telescopes to observe it closely and discover its polar ice caps. Romans transformed Mars from an ancient god of war into one who represented virility and civic pride, attributing two small moons – Phobos and Deimos – as his guardians.
Once again after an especially harsh winter it’s incredible to witness the first signs of spring: snowdrops blooming (this year they could even be found blooming as early as January!), migrants like warblers and woodcocks arriving, etc. From March through April you can hear birds begin singing again in their dawn chorus. Bumblebees buzz about
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