As part of the Apollo program, from 1969-1972, six spacecraft sent astronauts on missions to explore the lunar surface. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin set foot onto its surface as their lunar module called Eagle docked with Eagle rocket spacecraft. After they reviewed their equipment, Armstrong made his famous quote about one small step…
Space, galaxies, stars and planets are recurring themes on iDB Wallpapers of the Week gallery. Today’s collection offers high-resolution images from NASA’s Mars Perseverance mission that bring this majestic red planet right to your desktop computer screen! Tap and select an image you’d like as your wallpaper (swipe left and right to see different astronomical…
Apollo was an ambitious program fraught with difficulty and high costs, which resulted in budget reductions and delays. This vehicle included three modules – a command module (CM) to house astronaut quarters and flight controls; a service module housing propulsion systems and other systems; and finally a lunar module capable of transporting two astronauts directly…
The Saturn V rocket consisted of three sections, which included: (1) The command module (CM), which contained astronaut quarters and flight control systems; (2) the service module, for propulsion and spacecraft support; and (3) Eagle, its lunar module – together these comprised the CSM. On its 27th orbit around the Moon, Columbia docked with the…
Plants come in all shapes and sizes, but all follow a similar lifecycle. In this article, we’ll cover its basics starting with seeds. An ideal environment for seed germination includes oxygen, water, sunlight and the proper temperature. Once these factors come together, germination occurs. Seed Seeds are packages containing embryos (baby plants) and food reserves…
Nephthys was a funerary goddess who protected both life and afterlife of those she cared for, including flooding events such as Hapi’s flooding of the Nile riverbed with black fertile mud. Mafdet – Mafdet was an early feline deity who predated Bastet and Sekhmet as patron goddesses of Lower Egypt. She served as their patron….
Sunlight from the sun passes through our atmosphere and becomes dispersed, with shorter wavelengths like blue being scattered more widely than other colors. Blue light must travel further through the atmosphere than other colors, which explains why the sky appears blue. Rayleigh Scattering Sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere is scattered by molecules and particles in…
Plants possess an extraordinary capacity to disseminate their seeds across long distances using water, wind or animals as vehicles for this process. When the seeds reach an area with appropriate conditions for them to germinate they will take root and form new stems and roots. At this stage, plants utilize sunlight, carbon dioxide and water…
Spacecraft manufacturing involves creating the structure that holds together all the other parts of a spacecraft. This requires using techniques such as casting, drawing, forging, and machining metals to construct its frame. On-orbit manufacturing can benefit a range of missions, such as astronomy, Earth observation, navigation and communications. Benefits may include increased science return, mission…
