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Space Junk

Post author:Riccardo Geronimo
Post published:January 9, 2021
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Junk and Human Spacecraft There are more than half a million pieces of debris, otherwise referred to as “space junk,” This debris is monitored as they orbtit the Earth at…

View GNSS Satellites Near You

Post author:Riccardo Geronimo
Post published:January 6, 2021
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This application enables you to see where the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System in the sky！ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nec.android.qzss.gnssview&hl=en&gl=US

Watch Earth from Space

Post author:Riccardo Geronimo
Post published:January 3, 2021
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See the live camera view from International Space station. Travel the globe like a satellite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDU-rZs-Ic4

LAGEOS: An Earth Science Mission Built for Enduring Precision May 4, 2026
On May 4, 1976, a spacecraft resembling a disco ball entered orbit almost 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) above Earth. This shiny, two‑foot‑wide (60‑centimeter) sphere called the Laser Geodynamics Satellite, or LAGEOS, is covered with 426 retroreflectors—small mirrored prisms designed to bounce laser light directly back to where it came from. Beneath its aluminum exterior sits […]
NASA Kennedy Center Director Announces Plans to Retire May 1, 2026
NASA announced Friday Janet Petro, center director for the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is retiring. Prior to joining NASA, Petro worked in a variety of military and industry positions, ultimately beginning her career at the agency in 2007 and working her way up to center director, as well as serving as acting administrator […]