Happy birthday April babies! Your birthstone, the diamond, is the rich cousin of graphite. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/april-birthstone-diamond…
Tag: hall of fame
Jeff Bezos’ Plan to Save Earth? ‘Move All Heavy Industry into Space’
The world’s richest man made some interesting remarks Saturday when he became one of eight inductees into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame for founding the spaceflight services company Blue Origin in 2000. The Times of San Diego reports:
He described the origins of his space infatuation. Bezos said he told his high school paper he wanted to start a…
40 years ago today: Pioneer 11 swept past Saturn
Pioneer 11 was the first spacecraft ever to encounter Saturn. A true pioneer, it paved the way for 2 more sophisticated missions – the 2 Voyagers in 1980 and ’81 – and Cassini from 2004 to 2017. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/this-date-in-science-pioneer-11-swept-past-saturn…