Monday, October 23, 2023

'Sew Sister' Jean Wright shares her NASA space shuttle experience with new book

'Sew Sister' Jean Wright shares NASA shuttle experience | Space Quiz! After hydrogen and helium, what are the two most abundant elements in the universe? | Space Perspective unveils 'Space Spa' restroom
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October 23, 2023
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The Launchpad
'Sew Sister' Jean Wright shares NASA shuttle experience
(Tilbury House Publishers)
"Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA's Seamstresses" (Tilbury House Publishers, 2023) follows the story of how the space shuttle program was served by experts in threading needles and sewing machines. One of those experts was Jean Wright.
Full Story: Space (10/23) 
Space Quiz! After hydrogen and helium, what are the two most abundant elements in the universe?
Learn the answer here!
Voteiron and boron
Voteradium and plutonium
Votenickel and iron
Votecarbon and oxygen
Space Perspective unveils 'Space Spa' restroom
(Space Perspective)
Space Perspective just unveiled the latest addition to its stratospheric tourism operation: a uniquely designed restroom, called the "Space Spa," that will become part of its Spaceship Neptune capsule.
Full Story: Space (10/22) 
Spaceflight
India launches test for Gaganyaan astronaut mission
(ISRO)
Early Saturday morning (Oct. 21), the nation conducted an uncrewed test of the emergency-escape system of its new crew capsule, showing that the vehicle can jet away from its rocket if there's a problem during launch.
Full Story: Space (10/20) 
Science & Astronomy
How did the universe's elements form?
(Getty images)
We all know the universe contains a vast array of elements, ranging from light gases, such as helium, to heavy metals, like lead. But where did all of the elements come from?
Full Story: Space (10/22) 
SpaceX
SpaceX fires up Starship prototype in deorbit burn test
(SpaceX)
Starship has yet to perform any safe landings after space missions, however. The vehicle is still in development and has just one fully stacked liftoff under its belt, a test flight in April of this year that ended in a controlled detonation when several problems were encountered shortly after launch.
Full Story: Space (10/22) 
Search for Life
A mud lake on Mars might be hiding signs of life
(ESA/DLR/FU Berlin)
Starship has yet to perform any safe landings after space missions, however. The vehicle is still in development and has just one fully stacked liftoff under its belt, a test flight in April of this year that ended in a controlled detonation when several problems were encountered shortly after launch.
Full Story: Space (10/20) 
Entertainment
Loki season 2 episode 3 review: Timely but not elegant
(Disney)
It's been hard to criticize Loki season 2 for its more meandering bits so far, as the plot has remained focused and its characters engrossing. There's a human heart at the center of the series that, so far, has balanced out all the temporal mumbo jumbo and confusing elements.
Full Story: Space (10/20) 
Star Wars
Join Chewie in 'Star Wars: The Secrets of the Wookiees'
(Insight Editions)
This is the third entry in Insight Editions' series of all-ages "Star Wars" canon reference books, with each comprehensive volume centering on a particular corner of the galaxy far, far away.
Full Story: Space (10/20) 
 
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