This Week in Space History- March 9th to the 15th
Episode 416 · March 13th, 2020 · 21 mins 13 secs
About this Episode
More space history! I cover everything from Yuri Gagarin to Forbidden Planet this week, check it out.
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Trajectory Sequence of Events on Page 14.
STS-29 Press Kit PDF
Watch this launch and remember that the Shuttle was traveling 107 mph just nine seconds into its flight. Just under a minute into flight Discovery was already traveling faster than the speed of sound. That's some serious acceleration.
Space Shuttle Flight 28 National Space Society
This is the lecture I quoted from and discussed in today's episode. Give it a read and let me know your thoughts!
Life in the Universe- Stephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking- 1942-2018
NASA tweet remembering Stephen Hawking
Educators, Check out this link!
Take the Pi in the Sky Challenge- NASA
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
Astronomy in the Old Testament- Giovanni Schiaparelli (Translated to English)
Astronaut Joseph M. Acaba- Twitter
"Forbidden Planet" Trailer- YouTube