NASA’s Stennis Space Center and partner Sidus Space Inc. announced primary mission success July 2 for the center’s historic in-space mission – an autonomous systems payload aboard an orbiting satellite. “Our ASTRA (Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications) payload is active and operational,” NASA Stennis Center Director John Bailey said. “This is an...
In its short lifespan the town’s Demolition Delay Ordinance has already had an impact on preserving the town’s historic structures. One of the most notable preservation projects under the ordinance is 433 Center Road, where stones and timbers from a historic house were repurposed and a unique gable window was preserved before it was demolished. 433 Center Road. Photo...
A grass field and tile display of NASA’s iconic “meatball” is all that remains of the structure that stood for over 50 years during America’s most monumental launches to space. Now, a large bronze plaque at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida marks the location of this original headquarters building, commemorating the early days of space exploration. ...
6 min read NASA Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars The Sun will be at peak activity this year, providing a rare opportunity to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on the Red Planet. In the months ahead, two of NASA’s Mars spacecraft will have an unprecedented opportunity to study how solar flares — giant explosions on the...
May 30, 2013 The Record: Bough to history article via northjersey.com DAYS MAY be numbered for a large, historic red oak that has deep roots in Teaneck’s past, but if science is any indication, and a little luck holds, the tree may live on as more than memory. Even as its likely demise is being calculated — Bergen County is planning to chop it down, due to decay and...
I watched anxiously as President Joe Biden approached the podium flanked by two Black women. President Biden was about to make history—yet again. With Vice President Kamala Harris by his side, the first woman of color to serve in the role, the announcement that was weeks in the making was finally spoken into existence. Within minutes of their entrance into the grand...
September 15, 2020 Planning a visit to New York City’s Central Park? Make sure to take in the park’s newest monument depicting Women’s Rights Pioneers Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony. The statue was recently unveiled on the 100th anniversary of the ratification on the 19th amendment which granted women throughout the US the right to...
U.S. Music Leaders to Present “Pandemic Reflections on The Future of Music: Education, Creation, Performance and Business” Public Education Webinar on Monday, March 14, 2022. 2022, the Second Anniversary of the US Covid-19 Shutdown (Tuesday, March 8, 2022 New York, NY) The National Music Council of the United States (“the NMC”) announced today a symposium marking the...