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Articles in category Space Sciences: 43

February Sky Calendar 2013

Posted 02/01/2013 by Marta Lindsay | Comments

February Sky Calendar (pdf) Highlights this month's sky phenomena and celestial happenings with local dates and times. (Mountain time zone). 2013 Sky Calendars 2012 Sky Calendars . JanuaryFebruary . January February March April May June July August September OctoberNovem…
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January Sky Calendar 2013

Posted 01/09/2013 by Marta Lindsay | Comments

January Sky Calendar (pdf) Highlights this month's sky phenomena and celestial happenings with local dates and times. (Mountain time zone).
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60 Minutes in Space - November 2012

Posted 12/21/2012 by Kim Evans | Comments

Scientists from the Space Sciences Department take you "behind the stories" using the best images and animation available to help understand the latest developments. November 2012 -- Dr. Dimitri Klebe talks about Today’s Cosmology and Dark Energy. Dr. Steve Lee provides updates on the MER and MSL m…
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- Space Sciences
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- Dark Matter
- Mars
December Sky Calendar 2012

Posted 12/03/2012 by Marta Lindsay | Comments

December Sky Calendar (pdf) Highlights this month's sky phenomena and celestial happenings with local dates and times. (Mountain time zone). 2012 Sky CalendarsNovember October September August July June May April March February January
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November Sky Calendar 2012

Posted 11/09/2012 by Marta Lindsay | Comments

November Sky Calendar (pdf) Highlights this month's sky phenomena and celestial happenings with local dates and times. (Mountain time zone). 2012 Sky Calendars October September August July June May April March February January
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What a Spectacular Launch!

Posted 10/23/2012 by Steven Lee | Comments

Without a doubt, this was one of the most memorable days of my life! We were positioned within an arm's reach of the crew as they left their sleeping quarters and again, a few hours later, as they walked by in their space suits to board their bus to the launch pad. It was amazing t…
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- Space Sciences
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- Russia
Watching Soyuz Roll By

Posted 10/21/2012 by Steven Lee | Comments

Our ride to Baikonour Cosmodrome started bright and early (6am). We parked our van near the Soyuz assembly building, and were waved through a gate. My jaw dropped when I saw that we were being told to stand near a barrier about 20 feet from a rail track and an electric locomotive;&…
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Where It All Began

Posted 10/20/2012 by Steven Lee | Comments

We've arrived at Baikonour Cosmodrome -- where the Space Age began when the USSR launched the first artificial Earth satellite in 1957. Certainly feels like a pilgrimage! Also feels a long way from home, as we're now 12 hours ahead of Denver ... Baikonour itself is a small city (…
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Planes Galore

Posted 10/19/2012 by Steven Lee | Comments

Curator of planetary science Steve Lee has just embarked on a rare adventure to enter the once highly classified world of Russian space travel as a privileged guest. He and and a small group of Museum staff and guests will explore Star City, outside of Moscow, the premier training fa…
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A Pilgrimage to Star City!

Posted 10/18/2012 by Steven Lee | Comments

We spent most of today on the outskirts of Moscow at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center -- also known as Star City. This is the once top-secret facility where all cosmonauts have been trained since the beginning of the Space Age. Since crew members of all nationalities are now launched…
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