Dan Brandon
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Nov 19
NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope due to safety concerns
November 19, 2020 Following a review of engineering assessments that found damage to the Arecibo Observatory cannot be stabilized without risk to construction workers and staff at the facility, the U.S. National Science Foundation will begin plans to decommission the 305-meter telescope, which for 57 years has served as a world-class resource for radio astronomy, …
Oct 17
The International Space Station: 20 Continuously Crewed Years of Operation
By:David Prosper Did you know that humans have been living in the International Space Station, uninterrupted, for twenty years? Ever since the first crew members docked with the International Space Station (ISS) in November 2000, more than 240 people have visited this outpost, representing 19 countries working together. They have been busy building, upgrading, and …
