A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to deliver the second commercial crew docking port and about 5,000 pounds of science investigations and supplies for the International Space Station after a 6:01 p.m. EDT Thursday launch from Florida. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-spacex-dragon-en-route-space.html…
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Draco, great Dragon of the north
Meet Rastaban and Eltanin – lovely, romantic names for Dragon stars! These 2 stars represent the Eyes of the Dragon. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/the-great-dragon-of-the-north…
Cause of SpaceX Crew Dragon Explosion Revealed
On April 20, a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, designed to take humans to the ISS, exploded during a routine test fire at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The cause has now been identified as a leaky valve in a propellant pressurization system. Thelasko shares a report from CBS News: Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX vice president of build and reliability said: “We believe…
Eltanin and Rastaban, the Dragon’s Eyes
These 2 famous stars shine down from the northern sky. Eltanin and Rastaban represent the fiery Eyes of the constellation Draco the Dragon. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/eltanin-and-rastaban-dragons-eyes…
Use Big Dipper to find Polaris
Draw a line through the Big Dipper pointer stars to find Polaris, Earth’s pole star. If your sky is dark, also look for a former pole star, Thuban, in the Tail of Draco the Dragon. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/big-dipper-points-to-polaris-aids-in-finding-thuban-2…
See the Dragon’s Eyes on summer evenings
Look in the northeast on these June evenings, near the star Vega. You’ll see Rastaban and Eltanin, the eyes of Draco the Dragon. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/rastaban-and-eltanin-belong-to-constellation-draco…
SpaceX Successfully Launches and Lands Its Falcon 9 Rocket On the California Coast
SpaceX successfully launched and deployed three RADARSAT Canadian satellites into orbit this morning. Despite heavy fog, the company also landed the Falcon 9 rocket on the California coast. The Verge reports: The trio of satellites going up on today’s flight are part of the RADARSAT Constellation developed by the Canadian Space Agency. The spacecraft are meant to operate nearly 400 miles…
A Dragon and a former pole star
Let your eyes and imagination drift to see the entire winding shape of Draco the Dragon. Also, meet Thuban, a pole star when the Egyptians were building the pyramids. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/see-draco-the-dragon-and-a-former-pole-star…
Big and Little Dippers on June evenings
On June evenings, the Big Dipper is high in the north. Find it, and let it be your guide to the Little Dipper. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/big-dipper-high-in-north-on-june-evenings…
Thuban is a former Pole Star
Thuban was the Pole Star some 5,000 years ago, when the Egyptians were building the pyramids. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/thuban-past-north-star…