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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “JWST’s Next Year of Amazing Science Revealed—As Funding Worries Loom Large” & Constellations “Sextans the Sextant” and “Hydra the Water Snake” Net Control: Bill (N5BB) Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Orion’s Loop” (1980) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Enter Topic Here Enter NCS Name and Call Here Recent Astronomical Discoveries Solar cells made of moon dust could power future space exploration https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250403122628.htm Solar Cells on the Moon https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2025/04/solar-panels-on-the-moon.webp?format=auto&optimize=high&width=1920 Discussion Topic of the Evening. “JWST’s Next Year of Amazing Science Revealed—As Funding Worries Loom Large” JWST Artist’s Concept https://static.scientificamerican.com/dam/m/7b2a83b24c5c533e/original/2RNRD1F_WEB.jpg?m=1718372452.582&w=1350 STScI https://stsci-opo.org/STScI-01EVTAJ05EX4DGZT8406VZAXH2.jpg Cycle 3 Hours https://www.stsci.edu/files/live/sites/www/files/home/jwst/news-events/news/2023/_images/cycle3-hours.jpg “Small Objects” https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/stsci-01gqqpmmf1zczptf7n1t7nqe92-lowres.png JWST Infrared Imaging https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/webb-stsci-01hcx1bznyyekx2wf7kagqvmg2.jpg Side-by-side Comparison - Southern Ring Nebula https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220712southernring.jpg Little Red Dots (LRDs) https://bigthink.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/LRDs.png?lb=1024,576 Cold Brown Dwarf Stars https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2022/new-faint-distant-and.jpg LTT 1445Ab - Planet Transit Chart https://astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/An-HST-Transmission-Spectrum-of-the-Closest.png HR 8799 Gas Giants Photographed https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1202837924544915&set=a.416661013162614&__cft__[0]=AZWg4x4GlLC4UJrhjJxUxdofo8CO1UfrTguf_GqK7mlzepRwumMlaDHzQW-Ydev6WNns5bBKieV9JEIPgqyc7cdCBU7_blOZrH_XScSKb2Y23b_OtZIFQa8cHvP1hFETuxbfq0zkF6nj3fjqBhhG7CIgrw08M0VGw__MFx3BTlPFIw&__tn__=EH-R JWST https://webbtelescope.org/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/about/_images/Webb-About-Us-Infographic%402x.jpg?t=tn2400 Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News SpaceX's private Fram2 astronauts splash down on Earth, ending historic polar orbit expedition https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AyNw94VVtKA6kVucLQYGPZ-970-80.jpg.webp JWST finds spiral galaxy about 5 times more massive than Milky Way — scientists call it 'Big Wheel' https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GJGTgGJuJGRAFj64QGFpu3-650-80.jpg.webp Space-Related Birthdays March 31, 2957: Patrick Forrester (STS-105, STS-117, STS-128) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Patrick_Forrester.jpg April 1, 1946: William Fisher (STS-51-I) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/William_Frederick_Fisher_%28Astronaut%29.jpg April 3, 1926: Gus Grissom (Mercury-Redstone 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Virgil_I._%28Gus%29_Grissom_portrait.jpg April 5, 1949: Judith Resnik (STS-41-D, STS-51-L) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Judith_A._Resnik%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg April 5, 1950: Franklin Chang Diaz (STS-61-C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Changdiaz.jpg This Week in Space History April 1: 1960 The first experimental weather satellite launched. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/338885main_tiros-full.jpg April 2: 1958 President Eisenhower proposed the creation of what is now NASA in an article of draft legislation sent to Congress. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Dwight_D._Eisenhower%2C_offic

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Why is Easter on April 20th?” & Constellations “Pyxis the Compass” and “Antlia the Pump” Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: "Idaho Transfer" (1973) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Organic molecules of unprecedented size discovered on Mars https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250324152436.htm Molecule Life Cycle https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/14-330a.jpg Discussion Topic of the Evening. “Why is Easter on April 20th?” Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Mar 23 - Mar29 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Team Wins 2024 Collier Trophy https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/psp/Parker%20Solar%20Probe%20in%20solar%20wind.png?w=2327&h=1311&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint Airbus wins contract for ExoMars lander platform https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/airbus-exomars-lander.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675&quality=89&ssl=1 Space-Related Birthdays Scott J. Horowitz Mar 24, 1957 STS-75, STS-82, STS-101, STS-105 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Scott_J_Horowitz.jpg/220px-Scott_J_Horowitz.jpg Lodewijk van den Berg Mar 24, 1932 STS-51-B https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Lodewijk_van_den_Berg.jpg/220px-Lodewijk_van_den_Berg.jpg Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. Mar 24, 1951 STS-48, STS-60 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Kenneth_Reightler.jpg/220px-Kenneth_Reightler.jpg Jim Lovell Mar 25, 1928 (He's 96.) Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/James_Lovell.jpg/220px-James_Lovell.jpg William Oefelein Mar 29, 1965 STS-116 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/William_Oefelein.jpg/220px-William_Oefelein.jpg Michael Foreman Mar 29, 1957 STS-123, STS-129 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Michael_Foreman.jpg/220px-Michael_Foreman.jpg This Week in Space History March 23, 1965 Gus Grissom and John Young launched aboard Gemini III in the first US spaceflight crewed by more than one astronaut https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/s64-25295/s64-25295~large.jpg?w=1552&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint March 24, 1979 Columbia Unveiled https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_lands_following_STS-62_on_18_March_1994._%28cropped%29.jpg/260px-Space_Shuttle_Columbia_lands_following_STS-62_on_18_March_1994._%28cropped%29.jpg March 27, 1968, Yuri Gagarin Dies https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Mig_15_%2827698953650%29.jpg/220px-Mig_15_%2827698953650%29.jpg March 29, 1974, Mariner 10 First Flyby of Mercury https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/434384256_726697359659021_6668046778831996485_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s600x600&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=eeqRA9p0xgwAX-WlpIo&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfBbuvVvcdbj7RtM3-MDDh0H7wh5LCOsnqBj9iejmozdLg&oe=660D2B1E Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellations “Pyxis the Compass” and “Antlia the Pump” Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ March 30 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-80 Launch time: Window opens at 2:16 p.m. EDT (1916 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will target a landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean Updated: March 27 March 30/31 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 11-13 Launch time: Window opens at 5:23 p.m. PDT (8:23 p.m. EDT, 0023 UTC) Launch site: SLC-4E, Van

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “The Laniakea Supercluster” & “Leo, the Lion” and “Leo Minor, the Small Lion.” Electronic Check Ins: https://forms.gle/bQRA8tiyjfrqmhmf8 Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Star Trek: Into Darkness” (2013) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Violent Supernova May Have Triggered Two Earth Extinction Events https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250313130822.htm Supernova - Cassiopeia A https://th.bing.com/th?id=OIP.7nPIBBb95rkxorPgsJj-GAHaH4&w=200&h=200&c=10&r=0&o=6&pid=Spaced Discussion Topic of the Evening. The Laniakea Supercluster https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1409/laniakea_nrao_1200.jpg Laniakea Supercluster in the Local Group https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/07-Laniakea_%28LofE07240%29.png/1399px-07-Laniakea_%28LofE07240%29.png 3D Map with Laniakea Highlighted https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laniakea_Supercluster#/media/File%3ALaniakea.gif Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nhq202503180003.jpg?resize=2000,1333 NASA Achieves Historic First Radio Telescope Observations on the Moon https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/21132627/SEI_244648100.jpg?width=837 Space-Related Birthdays Walter Cunningham March 16 1932: Apollo 7 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Walter_Cunningham.jpg/220px-Walter_Cunningham.jpg Michael J. Bloomfield March 16, 1959: STS-86, STS-97, STS-110 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Michael_Bloomfield.jpg/220px-Michael_Bloomfield.jpg James Irwin March 17, 1930: Apollo 15 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Jim_Irwin_Apollo_15_LMP.jpg Ken Mattingly March 17, 1936: Apollo 16, STS-4, STS-51-C https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Astronaut_Thomas_K._%28Ken%29_Mattingly.jpg Kalpana Chawla March 17, 1962: STS-87, STS-107; UTA https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Kalpana_Chawla%2C_NASA_photo_portrait_in_orange_suit.jpg James Reilly March 18, 1954: STS-89, STS-104, STS-117 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Jim_Reilly_official_photo.jpg This Week in Space History March 16: 1966 First successful space docking https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Gemini_8_docking.jpg/220px-Gemini_8_docking.jpg March 18:1965 The Soviet Union's Voskhod 2 launched carrying two crew members: Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov. https://www.russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/manned/voskhod/voskhod1/flight_1.jpg March 19: 2008 A gamma ray burst that occurred 7.5 billion light years away from Earth (halfway across the visible universe) was detected by NASA’s Swift satellite. https://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/multiwavelength-astronomy/images/gamma-ray/tools/main_swift-burst_m.jpg March 20: 1962 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev responded to President John F. Kennedy’s March 7th letter suggesting teamwork in space exploration. https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/250734/nikita-khrushchev.webp?w=737&f=eed92f430e30c1a3e25ffad007c8e91d March 21: 1965 NASA launched the Ranger 9 lunar probe. https://moonregistry.forallmoonkind.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ranger9-launch-801x1024.jpg March 22: 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp made its closest approach to the Earth. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Comet_Hale-Bopp_1995O1.jpg 2010 After five successful years of operating on Mars, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit sent its last transmission to Earth. https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/solar/2023/07/rover2-1.jpg?w=1280&h=960&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint Miss Carolyn’s Constella

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Why Some Physicists Think We Are Living Inside A Black Hole” & Constellations “Lynx, the Wild Cat and Cancer, the Crab” Net Control: Tom KE5ICX Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Battle in Outer Space” (1959) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries 4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard's Star, one of the sun's nearest neighbors https://www.reuters.com/resizer/v2/OBYQ52QP7RO6JJ6LAJZGZSABDI.jpg?auth=97f21d691a7c1ab5399186fea27382a964789860d54c9cde2fbaed2c8b345937&width=1200&quality=80 Discussion Topic of the Evening. Why Some Physicists Think We Are Living Inside A Black Hole https://assets.iflscience.com/assets/articleNo/74111/aImg/76056/astronaut-in-a-black-hole-m.webp Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News 3-14 Rocket Lab launches Japanese SAR satellite https://synspective.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SARsatellite_StriX1.jpg 3-14 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to International Space Station https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/crew10-liftoff1.jpeg?w=2000&quality=89&ssl=1 3-15 SpaceX launches Transporter-13 rideshare mission https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/T13-Stack-crop.jpg Space-Related Birthdays 3-9 thru 3-15 Laurel Clark 10-Mar-1961 STS-107 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Laurel_Clark%2C_NASA_photo_portrait_in_blue_suit.jpg/220px-Laurel_Clark%2C_NASA_photo_portrait_in_blue_suit.jpg Curtis Brown 11-Mar-1956 STS-47, STS-66, STS-77, STS-85, STS-95, STS-103 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Curtis_Brown.jpg/220px-Curtis_Brown.jpg Patricia Robertson 12-Mar-1963 No flights (died in a plane crash) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Patricia_Robertson.jpg/220px-Patricia_Robertson.jpg Wally Schirra 12-Mar-1923 Mercury-Atlas 8, Gemini 6A, Apollo 7 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Schirra_walter_3.jpg/220px-Schirra_walter_3.jpg Gene Cernan 14-Mar-1934 Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Astronaut_Eugene_A._Cernan.jpg/220px-Astronaut_Eugene_A._Cernan.jpg Frank Borman 14-Mar-1928 Gemini 7, Apollo 8 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Astronaut_Frank_Borman.jpg/220px-Astronaut_Frank_Borman.jpg Michael Fincke 14-Mar-1967 Soyuz TMA-4 (Expedition 9), Soyuz TMA-13 (Expedition 18), STS-134, Boeing Starliner-1 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Edward_Michael_Fincke.jpg/220px-Edward_Michael_Fincke.jpg William B. Lenoir 14-Mar-1939 STS-5 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/WilliamBLenoir.jpg/220px-WilliamBLenoir.jpg Alan Bean 15-Mar-1932 Apollo 12, Skylab 3 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Alan_Bean_NASA_portrait_%28S69-38859%29.jpg/220px-Alan_Bean_NASA_portrait_%28S69-38859%29.jpg This Week in Space History March 9: 2011: Space shuttle Discovery completed her final mission https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8bCdodXayWkLHCmQEQD2ce-1200-80.jpg March 10: 2006 The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) entered orbit around Mars. https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/mro_artwork_495.jpg March 11: 1960: Pioneer 5 was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to begin research on the space between Earth and Venus. https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pioneer_V_feature.jpg?fit=890%2C501&ssl=1 March 12: 2015: NASA's four identical Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mms_background_smaller.jpg 1969 March 13: Apollo 9 splashed down 55 years ago after completing one of the program's most underrated te

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “End-run Around Radiation – The Saga and Surprise Vulnerabilities of Europa Clipper” & Constellation “Puppis, the Poop Deck” Net Control: Virginia NV5F Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: The Terminal Man (1974) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Small and large planets have significantly different upbringings https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250305164627.htm How Planets Are Born https://astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Small-And-Large-Planets1.png Discussion Topic of the Evening. End-run around radiation – The saga and surprise vulnerabilities of Europa Clipper https://spacenews.com/end-run-around-radiation-the-saga-and-surprise-vulnerabilities-of-europa-clipper/ Europa Clipper https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Europa_Clipper_spacecraft_model.png Artist’s Conception - Europa Clipper Flyby https://lasp.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/EuropaClipper_1080x1080.png Europa Clipper Modules Assembly https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2022/nasa-begins-assembly-o.jpg MOSFET Construction https://cdn1.byjus.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mosfet-circuit.png Europa Electronics Call-out https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1007%2Fs11214-023-01003-8/MediaObjects/11214_2023_1003_Fig7_HTML.jpg?as=webp Europa Clipper Integration - Kennedy Space Center https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NDgDS4Ebivgn68ancGeLcJ-1920-80.jpg.webp Radiation Hazard Schematic https://www.ansto.gov.au/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_image/public/2024-09/46_iceewelcome_550.jpg?itok=EOmPrxpz Typical MOSFET https://img.militaryaerospace.com/files/base/ebm/mae/image/2023/11/65671299cfc8b1001db34756-magnachip_30_nov_2023.png?auto=format,compress&fit=max&q=45 Mission Concept PP https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x881_crop_center-center_82_line/20160127_europa-mission-concept.jpg.webp Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Space X Starship Explodes in Flight https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2203702536.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill/f_webp NASA Seeking Designs for Zero Gravity Indicator https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.KFL6Nlf0YMsVg9U7c6OnzgHaHa?w=167&h=180&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Space-Related Birthdays James Adamson March 3, 1946: STS-28, STS-43 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/James_Adamson.jpg Bonnie Dunbar March 3, 1949: STS-61-A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71, STS-89 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Bonnie_J._Dunbar.jpg James Voss March 3, 1949: STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, STS-102/STS-105 part of Exp 2 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/James_Voss.jpg Robert Curbeam March 5, 1962: STS-85, STS-98, STS-116 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Robert_Curbeam.jpg Gordon Cooper March 6, 1927: Mercury-Atlas 9, Gemini 5 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Gordon_Cooper_2.jpg Loren Acton March 7, 1936: STS-51-F https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Loren_Acton.jpg This Week in Space History March 3: 1915: Congress authorized the creation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to "supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight." https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/naca-founding-1-first-meeting-of-the-naca-apr-23-1915-gpn-2000-001571-nasa.jpg?resize=2000,1460 March 5: 1998: Scientists announced that the Lunar Prospector spacecraft had found evidence of hydrogen at both poles of the Moon, suggesting the existence of water ice. https://space.skyrocket.de/img_sat/lunar_prospector__1.jpg March 6: 2015: Dawn spacecraft went into orbit around Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt. https

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Space Launches on Feb 26th” & Constellation “Gemini, the Twins” Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Mission Backup Earth” (2023) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Adsorptive regolith on Mars soaks up water, researchers reveal https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226142434.htm Mars Absorption Process https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2025/adsorptive-regolith-on.jpg Discussion Topic of the Evening. Space Launches on Feb 26: Lunar lander, lunar orbiter, geostationary transfer spacecraft, asteroid mining research spacecraft Nova-C Lander https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/intuitive_machines_1.jpg Lunar Trailblazer https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Lunar_trailblazer_artist%27s_view.jpg Chimera Geo 1 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkRtWGTWAAAm1T4?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Odin https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkRtWGTWAAAm1T4?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Blue Ghost Targets Landing on Sunday https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIF.cgCb5hIHDtYRK0IJnO7erA&w=187&h=185&c=8p&rs=1&qlt=90&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2 Rocket Lab Neutron Rocket Launch Update https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54354873471_ec7d545a4a_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C830&quality=89&ssl=1 Space-Related Birthdays Clayton Anderson Feb 23, 1959 STS-117, Exp 15/16, STS-120, STS-131 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Clayton_C._Anderson_%28cropped%29_2.jpg Susan Helms Feb 26, 1958 STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, STS-101, Expedition 2 (STS-102/STS-105) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Helms_sj4.jpg/220px-Helms_sj4.jpg Anatoly Filipchenko (RKA) Feb 26, 1928, Russia - Soyuz 7 and 16 http://www.collectspace.com/images/news-080822a.jpg Susan J. Helms, Feb 26, 1958 STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, STS-101, Expedition 2 (STS-102 / STS-105) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Helms_sj4.jpg Jack Lousma Feb 29, 1936 Skylab-3, STS-3 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Lousma.jpg 1924 Deke Slayton, Mar 1, 1924 - Apollo–Soyuz Test Project https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Slayton.jpg This Week in Space History February 23: 1987 Astronomers first spotted the supernova they would go on to call Supernova 1987A. https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/stsci-h-p1708g-m-2000x1037-1.png February 24: 1969 Mariner 6 launched to Mars https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Mariner_6-7.png 2011 Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on her final mission https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/STS-133_Official_Crew_Photo.jpg February 28: 1990 Launch of STS-35 for Astronomy Mission https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Onboard_Photo_-_Astro-1_Ultraviolet_Telescope_in_Cargo_Bay.jpg February 29: 1959 Launch of Discoverer 1 into Polar Orbit https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Discoverer-1.jpg/290px-Discoverer-1.jpg 1966 First Saturn 1B launch https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/427894051_702790275383063_5597151762573055617_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=jioUHFa_QFcAX9AK7ic&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfB4wuahxODtk1Ekx2q_ueF_2UPFH-g3QY_oau095Z2lyQ&oe=65E4E36A February 25 1969 Launch of Mariner 6 to Mars https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/427927653_702785915383499_4493689697180607815_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=DGs2dozF30EAX-otJPQ&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfBFumjqEForBlYuSX3JP8GdeGF9ukd_TvLxzWCi4Qe32Q&oe=65E4540B Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellation “Gemini, the Twins” Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “TON 618 - Tons of Fun!” & Constellations “Canis Minor, the Little Dog, and Monoceros, the Unicorn” Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “King Dinosaur” (1955) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Flickers and flares: Milky Way's central black hole constantly bubbles with light https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250218113650.htm Artist’s Concept - Black Hole https://th.bing.com/th?id=OVFT.aHyUlE1oh0L8cACuAC1xZC&pid=News&w=300&h=186&c=14&rs=2&qlt=90 Discussion Topic of the Evening. TON 618 of Fun! The Universe's Largest Black Hole https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/48/2024/04/most-distant-object-telescope-quasar-social.jpg?w=1880&webp=1 Ton 618 Compared with Earth’s Orbit https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5622AQEshf3d0Q6U9Q/feedshare-shrink_800/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1579147525639?e=1743033600&v=beta&t=qFTugULyC55zP3_XlXLJeOY1mnIEM486Y6OL4nQkc4M TON 618 Compared With Our Solar System https://64.media.tumblr.com/546f6db09ce61f76555add9df6737f12/ce11dc8b6edef7aa-bc/s1280x1920/16489057227eefb833d56ded9d6e19ee977e1649.pnj Sky and Telescope https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/ton-618 NASA.gov https://www.nasa.gov/universe/nasa-animation-sizes-up-the-universes-biggest-black-holes/ Wikipedia TON 618 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TON_618 Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Water ice has officially been found on Mars. https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/480301300_1166651614915706_7284684518879754886_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=WpNjD34sKxwQ7kNvgFgJsJE&_nc_oc=Adh8uikGeNofomz-46N_acolnhcfEQ1SjenWjeSujJEKO20ubMEkGQPlv-F64a29EQUJB7ZvQbDWpy7IaVm0sRI3&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&_nc_gid=A8DJSt7mTrbpMAwBaNDaXHu&oh=00_AYCsAO85nKV6fgEmhuJU0BHPnWjkEdMdQQWW6G3zbs-5Rw&oe=67BDCC7B Earth is now surrounded by a radiation belt that has never been observed before! https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/480477633_1181650696941863_6540545376725233254_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=ose2OllEO2wQ7kNvgGnlBzN&_nc_oc=Adi7xzDjq1A7SBjk7yydOlcPE3ZJBCtCop9LySYJIXfU0FvaZVcIpZiSmG6jHyjqg849Fc-l6wjKUF233Wf6_2WX&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&_nc_gid=AgOzVMzS6HyDenJPbbgCvfJ&oh=00_AYAoal5DGVFkKDM8-YKhsSDrLBd9NquamveHWMJhxLCuYQ&oe=67BDC98A Space-Related Birthdays February 16, 1953: Michael Ray Mantz (Scheduled for STS-62A but mission cancelled) http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/portraits2/astronauts/mantz_michael.jpg February 19, 1932: Joseph Kerwin (Skylab 2) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Astronaut_Joseph_Kerwin_portrait.jpg February 19, 1948: Byron Lichtenberg (STS-9, STS-45) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Byron_Lichtenberg.jpg February 19, 1956: G. David Low (STS-32, STS-43, STS-57) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Low_David.jpg February 20, 1921: Joseph Walker (X-15 Flights 77, 90 and 91) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Joseph_%28Joe%29_A._Walker_%287584804534%29_%28cropped%29.jpg February 21, 1964: Mark Kelly (STS-108, STS-121, STS-124, STS-134) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Mark_Kelly%2C_Official_Portrait_117th.jpg February 21, 1964: Scott Kelly (STS-103, STS-118, Exp. 25/26, Exp 43/44/45/46) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Scott_Kelly%2C_Johnson_Space_Center_portrait%2C_2019_%28cropped%29_2.tif/lossy-page1-1280px-Scott_Kelly%2C_Johnson_Space_Center_portrait%2C_2019_%28cropped%29_2.tif.jpg February 22, 1952: James P. Bagian (STS-29, STS-40) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/James_Philipp_Bagian.jpg February 23

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “The Dragonfly Mission to Titan” & Constellation “Canis Major, the Big Dog” Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Hole” (2009) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250210132844.htm Discussion Topic of the Evening The Dragonfly Mission to Titan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly_(Titan_space_probe) Dragonfly (Artist’s Depiction) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Dragonfly_Concept_Art_2024.webp TSSM Montgolfier balloon with a boat-lander gondola. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/TSSM-TandEM-Montgolfiere.jpg 2021 render of Dragonfly https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Dragonfly_spacecraft.jpg Titan https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Titan_in_true_color.jpg Rain on Titan https://assets.iflscience.com/assets/articleNo/44205/aImg/20824/1507893095-cover-image-l.webp Dragonfly Descent and Landing https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/17-00084_fs_missionoverviewv7a16x9-scaled.jpg Landing site https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Titan_globe.jpg Selk Impact Crater https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Selk_crater_on_Titan.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore return date confirmed by NASA https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1yUYFg.img?w=768&h=432&m=6&x=440&y=84&s=501&d=184 Saturn’s Rings Are “Disappearing” https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v88ZdWRKQJ8H3xbMQYGe2M.jpg.webp Space-Related Birthdays February 9, 1960: Peggy Whitson (STS-111/STS-113 (Exp 5), Exp 16, Exp 50/51/52; Axiom Mission 2) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Peggy_Whitson_Friday_at_the_Smithsonian%27s_National_Air_and_Space_Museum_on_March_2%2C_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg February 10, 1968: Garrett Reisman (STS-123/124 (Exp 16/17), STS-132) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Garrettreismanv2.jpg February 11, 1960: Richard Mastracchio (STS-106, STS-118, STS-131, Exp 38/39) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Richard_Mastracchio_2013.jpg This Week in Space History Feb 11: 1997 STS-82 Launches for Hubble Space Servicing Mission https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_feature/public/82738054.jpg 2000 STRM Spacecraft Launched from Space Shuttle (STS-99) https://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts099/images/000131srtmconcept.jpg Feb. 12 1961 Venera 1 Becomes First Spacecraft to Flyby Venus http://mentallandscape.com/V_Venera1i.jpg 2001 .NEAR Lands on Asteroid Eros https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/near_0155981852_plus3.jpg Feb. 14 1972 Luna 20 Soft Lands on the Moon https://moonregistry.forallmoonkind.org/wp-content/uploads/1972/02/luna20-moonscape-1170x570.jpg Feb. 15 2005 Cassini Flyby of Titan https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/solar/2023/09/i/IMG004343.jpg?w=16768&h=2688&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Canis Major, the Big Dog. Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ February 18 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 10-12 Launch time: 6 p.m. EST (2300 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will land on the SpaceX droneship, ‘Just Read the Instructions,’ stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This will be the first booster to land off the coast of The Bahamas. Delaye

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “What Brand of Golf Ball Did Alan Shepard Use on the Moon?” & Constellation “Auriga, the Charioteer” Net Control: Virginia NV5F Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Limitless” (2017) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Brenda WB5OZL https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250205142757.htm https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.HWPCWecpIbyByZ1H0PF7qwHaHa&w=146&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2 Discussion Topic of the Evening. This weekend we celebrate the anniversary of a different kind of “Moon Shot”! What brand of golf ball did astronaut Alan Shepard hit off the moon? http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-020625a-alan-shepard-golf-balls-apollo-14-moon-brand.html Carlos Villagomez behind his bar in Webster, TX https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/03131444/Carlos-Villagomez-behind-the-bar-at-his-beer-garden-in-Webster.jpg.webp Signed Shepard Golf Ball http://www.collectspace.com/images/news-020625a-lg.jpg Shepard and Villagomez Family https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/03131433/Carlos-Villagomez-and-his-family-with-Astronaut-Alan-Shepard.jpg.webp Shepard’s Makeshift Club https://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/5747/image Spalding Promotional Ad http://www.collectspace.com/review/apollo_14_spalding_moonball_ad01.jpg Daisy Airgun Museum https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/16/22/30/81/i-tool-this-picture-on.jpg?w=1400&h=800&s=1 Fra Mauro Highland https://divulgazione.uai.it/images/thumb/PSL_Fra_Mauro_icona.jpg/602px-PSL_Fra_Mauro_icona.jpg Shepard’s Golf Ball Lies https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/AS146609342PANv2_mitchellNo_ReseauSmallNotedv22kpxls.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News NASA CubeSat Finds New Radiation Belts After May 2024 Solar Storm https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/cirbe/CIRBE.jpg?w=920&h=766&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint More Than 400 Lives Saved with NASA’s Search and Rescue Tech in 2024 https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ksc-20240225-ph-kaa01-0071orig.jpg?resize=1536,1024 Space-Related Birthdays Joe F. Edwards Jr. 03-Feb-1958 STS-89 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Joe_Edwards.jpg/220px-Joe_Edwards.jpg Mary Cleave, 05-Feb-1947 STS-61-B, STS-30 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Mary_Cleave.jpg Andrew Morgan, 05-Feb-1976 Exp. 60/61/62 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Andrew_R._Morgan_official_portrait_%282%29.jpg Jonny Kim, 05-Feb-1984 None – short list for Artemis https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Jonny_Kim_official_portrait.jpg Alfred Worden, 07-Feb-1932 Apollo 15 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Al_Worden_Apollo_15_CMP.jpg Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, 7-Feb-1963 STS-115, STS-126 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Heidemarie_Stefanyshyn-Piper_in_white_space_suit.jpg This Week in Space History February 4: February 4, was the 58th anniversary of the launch of Lunar Orbiter 3. The Lunar Orbiter program was a series of five uncrewed missions launched from 1966 through 1967. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/lunar_orbiter_render.jpg 1906: Clyde Tombaugh was born. https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2-1928-2280-GettyImages-515132042-1609x2048.jpg February 5: 1971: The Apollo 14 Lunar Module "Antares" touched down on the Moon. https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/48/2021/01/GettyImages-90758652-4f065d0.jpg?w=1456&webp=1 February 6: 1995: The Shuttle Discovery approached the Russian space station Mir and completed a flyaround, thus marking the first shuttle rendezvous with Mir as a

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, February 8, 2025 12:00am to 9:00pm (UTC-06:00) America/Belize Where: W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL View Event Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon” & Constellation “Lepus, the Hare” Electronic Check-Ins: https://forms.gle/bwSWUMJ51FRZUXCR7 Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Escape from L.A.” (1996) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Pandora, a small satellite mission poised to provide in-depth study of at least 20 known planets https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250116134125.htm https://cdn.uanews.arizona.edu/s3fs-public/styles/az_large/public/2025-01/Pandora_peers_at_a_transit_2160_1440.jpg.webp?VersionId=bqtJSyKZU9HWke9ODZ3DVM1zoNDjhr3E&itok=9yUZExbH Discussion Topic of the Evening. Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon From Scientific American By Becky Ferreira Mini-Me Moon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/science/earth-mini-moon-asteroid.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk4.0Rtn.P6wgpWnHy8KL&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1y15E2.img?w=768&h=432&m=6 NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life’s Ingredients https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jason2large.jpg Space-Related Birthdays John M. Fabian 28-Jan-1939 STS-7, STS-51-G https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Fabian-jm.jpg/220px-Fabian-jm.jpg David C. Hilmers 28-Jan-1950 STS-51-J, STS-26, STS-36, STS-42 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/DavidCarlHilmers.jpg/220px-DavidCarlHilmers.jpg Christina Koch 29-Jan-1979 Soyuz MS-12/Soyuz MS-13 (Expedition 59/60/61), Artemis 2 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Jsc2023e0016435_alt.jpg/220px-Jsc2023e0016435_alt.jpg Wally Funk 31-Jan-1939 NS-16 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Wally_Funk_2012.jpg/220px-Wally_Funk_2012.jpg Daniel M. Tani 01-Feb-1961 STS-108, STS-120/122 (Expedition 16) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Daniel_Tani.jpg/220px-Daniel_Tani.jpg This Week in Space History January 27, 1967 Apollo 1 Flash Fire https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Apollo1-Crew_01.jpg January 31, 1961, Mercury-Redstone Ham Flight https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/328240290_927368362042420_2241810470584279206_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=5xiNXuEXYSQAX_2UUk0&tn=jqxuLkXtzyndcyy1&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfD-Lu0NxoZNUdsHdAmLO0t1Oowj88Lpj9iJtY9iG1pwXA&oe=63DFC1BB January 31st, Apollo 14 Launched https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/324110012_735052987831744_8619818727722631053_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=TIFn7EbI85EAX9-CTfF&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=00_AfDbpz3upJgOHrJ8oxUPvOaN-T0FqLqI6aGj1Tv50B_Jkg&oe=65BF44DB January 28, 1986, Shuttle Challenger exploded, killing all seven crew members. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Challenger_1A.jpg/170px-Challenger_1A.jpg February 1, 2003 Shuttle Columbia Disintegrated on Re-Entry https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_lands_following_STS-62_on_18_March_1994._%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Space_Shuttle_Columbia_lands_following_STS-62_on_18_March_1994._%28cropped%29.jpg January 31, 1958 – Explorer 1 Launched https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/424668636_694113892899721_4732366645669096742_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s720x720&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=L-uJZ9JVPZoAX_RukuQ&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfA6Ex90NqqZpajkSqw-467eaQRO6zBn-L2PV8BzhNuYEw&oe=65C0A972 Miss Carolyn’s Constellation

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00am to 9:00pm (UTC-06:00) America/Belize Where: W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL View Event Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag