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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Seeing vs Transparency” & Constellation “Orion the Hunter” Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977 - Director’s Edition) 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 Extreme supersonic winds measured on planet outside our Solar System https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250121125759.htm Artist’s Concept Drawing of WASP-127b https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVFT.5HI1AFRMPgmOYph87wMeYC&pid=News&w=300&h=186&c=14&rs=2&qlt=90 Discussion Topic of the Evening. “Seeing vs Transparency” From “The Astronomical League” website “astroleague.org”. Clear Sky Chart https://www.cleardarksky.com/c/WnrObAZcsk.gif?1 Rayleigh Scattering https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Rayleigh_sunlight_scattering.svg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Brenda WB5OZL/Tom KE5ICX (Alternates Each Week) Space Exploration News Study Finds Earth’s Small Asteroid Visitor Likely Chunk of Moon Rock https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1-asteroid-illo-width-1320.jpg NASA honors fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qSruEdf9SsGJS3PNsy5oXa-650-80.jpg.webp Trillions of comets discovered orbiting alien planet systems https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/adfsqm3XiuFGwtpWqxC3o5-650-80.jpg.webp Space-Related Birthdays January 20, 1930: Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Buzz_Aldrin.jpg January 20, 1948: Jerry L. Ross (STS-61-B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Jerry_Ross.jpg January 21, 1950 Joseph R. Tanner (STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, STS-115) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Joseph_Tanner.jpg January 22, 1955: Thomas David Jones (STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, STS-98) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Thomas_Jones.jpg January 23, 1930: William Pogue (Skylab 4) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/William_Pogue.jpg January 23, 1943: Robert Cabana (STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Robert_D._Cabana_in_a_NASA_news_conference_at_the_Kennedy_Space_Center_in_Florida%2C_U.S._on_August_8%2C_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg January 23, 1973: Kjell Lindgren (Exp. 44/45, SpaceX Crew-4 – Exp 67/68) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Kjell_Lindgren_in_EMU_%28cropped%29.jpg January 23, 1974: Jack Fischer (Exp. 51/52) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Astronaut_Jack_Fischer_at_Air_and_Space_Museum_%28NHQ201711030007%29_%28cropped%29.jpg January 24, 1952: William F. Readdy (STS-42, STS-51, STS-79) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/WilliamFrancisReaddy.jpg This Week in Space History 2015: January 19: Launch of New Horizons Mission to Pluto https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJgaExvXIAcjhQA?format=jpg&name=small January 22: 1968: Launch of Apollo 5 https://i0.wp.com/apollo11space.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Untitled-design-2023-08-27T142425.826-jpg.webp?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 January 23 2003: Pioneer 10 Sends Last Transmission https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/An_artist%27s_impression_of_a_Pioneer_spacecraft_on_its_way_to_interstellar_space.jpg/240px-An_artist%27s_impression_of_a_Pioneer_spacecraft_on_its_way_to_interstellar_space.jpg January 24: 1986: Voyager 2 Flyby of Uranus https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Voyager_2_Uranus_1981_feature.jpg?fit=890%2C500&ssl=1 2004: Mars Rover Opportunity Lands on Mars https://cdn.sci.esa.int/documents/33431/35217/1567215268994-ExoMars2016_DescentInfographic_20160223_625.jpg Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “SpaceX or Blue Origin?” & “Caelum, the Chisel and Columba, the Dove” Net Control: Tom KE5ICX Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) 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. “SpaceX or Blue Origin?” New Glenn https://d2c0db5b8fb27c1c9887-9b32efc83a6b298bb22e7a1df0837426.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/22299404-new-glenn-first-flight-1178x942.jpeg#1178x942 Space X, Blue Origin and NASA Saturn V, compared https://i.insider.com/57d6cb35077dccda0b8b4fc5?width=1200&format=jpeg&auto=webp Project Kuiper https://www.zdnet.com/a/img/resize/94f816434c9644e7c44782207c87e273c2c4772d/2021/11/03/18b40b5d-35fa-41ff-8ef8-3db4a35a30fc/amazon-kuiper-prototype-test-sequence.png?auto=webp&width=1024 Next Gen Orbital Boosters Compared https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/20250104-new-glenn-competitive-comparison.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill/f_webp Jeff Bezos https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D12AQFKpusLVHiUPQ/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/0/1520198696124?e=1742428800&v=beta&t=g-U7Od-Z2OavFMdAubWiagvd6yrFQE3VPxTmNSFOeqo Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage SpaceX Catches Super Heavy Booster https://www.stripes.com/incoming/zd150j-us-news-sci-spacex-launch-mct.jpg/alternates/LANDSCAPE_910/US-NEWS-SCI-SPACEX-LAUNCH-MCT.jpg Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight New Glenn Launch https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/ap25016274040206.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill/f_webp Sticks and Stones: The Molecular Clouds in the Heart of the Milky Way From Universetoday.com Sgr A (Sticks Cloud / Stone Cloud) https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sticks-and-Stones-GMC-1024x573.jpg Space-Related Birthdays January 14, 1943: Shannon Lucid (STS-51-G, STS-34, STS-43, STS-58, STS-76/79 Mir Space Station) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/ShannonLucid.jpeg January 16, 1952: L. Blaine Hammond (STS-39, STS-64) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Blaine_Hammond#/media/File:L_Blaine_Hammond.jpg January 16, 1946: Michael Coats (STS-41-D, STS-29, STS-39) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/MichaelCoats.jpg January 16, 1955: Jerry Linenger (STS-64, STS-81/84 Mir Space Station) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Jerry_Linenger.jpg This Week in Space History January 14: 2005: The European Space Agency Huygens probe touched down on Titan, one of the moons of Saturn. It was the first time a human-made vehicle had touched down on the surface of a Moon in our outer Solar System. Huygens had traveled to Saturn with NASA's Cassini Mission to Saturn. Jan. 13 1993 - Launch of STS-54 Endeavour - Launch of TDRS 6 TDRS 6 Launch https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1993_january_tdrs_6f_payload.jpg It is an American communications satellite, of first generation, which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was constructed by TRW, and is based on a custom satellite bus which was used for all seven first generation TDRS satellites. Jan. 14 1969 - Launch of Soyuz 4 carrying cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov on his first flight. The aim of the mission was to dock with Soyuz 5, transfer two crew members from that spacecraft, and return to Earth. http://www.spacefacts.de/graph/photo/photos2/soyuz-4_launch_2.jpg 2008 - First Messenger flyby of Mercury. https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2006/MESSENGER_Sunside.jpg Jan. 15 1969- Launch of Soyuz 5 which docked with Soyuz 4 in orbit. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Soyuz45-1.jpg Jan. 16 1978 - NASA Astronaut T

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Electronic Check-In: https://forms.gle/Rw5nL5ePYcQspf648 Saturday’s Topic: “Arecibo Observatory: The rise, legacy, and tragic collapse of a giant” & Constellation “Taurus the Bull” Net Control: Virginia NV5F Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Doomsday Machine” (1976) 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 Citizen science reveals that Jupiter's colorful clouds are not made of ammonia ice https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250106133204.htm Jupiter https://th.bing.com/th?id=ODL.834fe889fb814bbf2929b030bdf425f6&w=127&h=126&c=10&rs=1&qlt=99&o=6&pid=AlgoBlockDebug Discussion Topic of the Evening “Arecibo Observatory: The rise, legacy, and tragic collapse of a giant” https://www.space.com/20984-arecibo-observatory.html Arecibo and the Milky Way https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dHKUV9AFjtMzBcXER4Et5k-1200-80.jpg.webp Arecibo Message and Decoded Key https://media.sciencephoto.com/image/c0166817/800wm/C0166817-Arecibo_message_and_decoded_key.jpg Goldeneye https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/11/20/10/35904578-8969455-image-a-9_1605866468750.jpg Aging Arecibo Telescope (2019) https://welcome.topuertorico.org/img/th-arecibo-tele.jpg Photo: Dedication 1963 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Mathews-6/publication/258787780/figure/fig3/AS:297579876241413@1447959979250/AIO-at-about-the-time-it-was-dedicated-on-1-November-1963-Note-the-430-MHz-linefeed.png Upgraded Telescope with New Dome Reflector Array https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Mathews-6/publication/258787780/figure/fig3/AS:297579876241413@1447959979250/AIO-at-about-the-time-it-was-dedicated-on-1-November-1963-Note-the-430-MHz-linefeed.png Mountain View https://gdb.voanews.com/ef432c73-2060-4bf9-ac48-df34645047ac_cx11_cy2_cw86_w1023_n_r1_st_s.jpg Doppler Radar Schematic https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/courses-images/wp-content/uploads/sites/1095/2016/11/03155449/OSC_Astro_09_05_Doppler.jpg FRB-2 Artist’s Concept https://earimediaprodweb.azurewebsites.net/Api/v1/Multimedia/8db07774-32f2-4971-b9d2-7acb9efc3c90/Rendition/low-res/Content/Public Arecibo’s Phaethon Radar Images https://d2pn8kiwq2w21t.cloudfront.net/original_images/imagesasteroid20171222PIA22185-16.jpg Secondary Array Collapse https://www.thorntontomasetti.com/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_slideshow/public/2022-08/ao-report-list-3_0.png?itok=etDFxOL2 Late Night Photo 2014 https://earthsky.org/upl/2019/08/milky-way-Arecibo-Ferdinand-Arroyo-Sociedad-de-Astronomia-del-Caribe1-e1566074232527.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Astronaut Set to Patch NASA’s X-ray Telescope Aboard Space Station https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/NICER_on_the_ISS.jpg/300px-NICER_on_the_ISS.jpg How US-Indian NISAR Satellite Will Offer Unique Window on Earth https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1-pia26492-nisar-horizon.png?resize=2000,741 Mars rock samples may contain evidence of alien life, but can NASA get them back to Earth? https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/220727111135-nasa-esa-mars-sample-return.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill Space-Related Birthdays January 6, 1948: Guy Gardner STS-27, STS-35 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Guy_Gardner.jpg/220px-Guy_Gardner.jpg January 6, 1948 : Michael Foale STS-45, STS-56, STS-63, STS-84 (up), Mir NASA-5 (Mir EO-23 and 24(, STS-86 (down), STS-103, Soyuz TMA-3 (Expedition 8) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Michael_Foale_-_official_astronaut_portrait.jpg/220px-Michael_Foale_-_official_astronaut_portrait.jpg January 7, 1941: Frederick Gregory STS-51-B, STS-33, STS-44; CAPCOM during Challenger; Deputy Administrator of NASA 2002-2005 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Do We Live in a Special Part of the Universe?” & Constellations “Perseus, the Hero” and “Camelopardalis, the Giraffe” Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: Mission Stardust” (1967) 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 Scientists Pin Down the Origins of a Fast Radio Burst (FRB) https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250101132010.htm Artist’s Concept - FRB https://th.bing.com/th?id=OVFT.2si1-qUbhaoSlEu8aGhnni&pid=News&w=300&h=186&c=14&rs=2&qlt=90 Discussion Topic of the Evening. Do We Live in a Special Part of the Universe? An illustration of the Cosmic Web https://static.scientificamerican.com/dam/m/90104e781fa5533/original/Cosmic-web.jpg?m=1735582985.859&w=1350 CMB Map https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSC2ZbUe8MBB5Y3-aRTuPCcGFT_pf6rVE9l0Q&s Large Scale Universe Structure https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSC2ZbUe8MBB5Y3-aRTuPCcGFT_pf6rVE9l0Q&s Cosmological Principle (Redshift) Illustrated https://mysticwriter.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/quasar.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Blue Origin test fires New Glenn first stage ahead of inaugural launch https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ng1-staticfire.jpeg?resize=1200%2C677&quality=89&ssl=1 Scientists have discovered a new way oxygen can form in carbon-dioxide-rich atmospheres of worlds beyond our own https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v2/t:0,l:0,cw:0,ch:0,q:80,w:650/MoyBZYrHXrsHwCBDiuLEx8.jpg.webp Space-Related Birthdays Nancy Currie-Gregg Dec 29, 1958 STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, STS-109 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Nancy_Currie.jpg Barry “Butch” Wilmore, Dec 29, 1962 STS-129, Exp 41/42, Boeing Crewed Flight Test – April 2025? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Barry_Wilmore.jpg Daniel Barry Dec 30, 1953 STS-72, STS-96, STS-105 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Daniel_Thomas_Barry.jpg Steven Smith Dec 30, 1958 STS-68, STS-82, STS-103, STS-110 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Steven_Smith.jpg Martin J. Fettman Dec 31 1956 STS-58 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Astronaut_martin_joseph_fettman.jpg/220px-Astronaut_martin_joseph_fettman.jpg Christopher Cassidy Jan 4 1970 STS-127, Soyuz TMA-08M (Expedition 35/36), Soyuz MS-16 (Expedition 62/63) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Chris_Cassidy_-_Official_NASA_Astronaut_Portrait_in_EMU_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Chris_Cassidy_-_Official_NASA_Astronaut_Portrait_in_EMU_%28cropped%29.jpg This Week in Space History December 30, 1930 The First Photograph Taken Showing the Curvature of the Earth The photo was taken from an airplane east of the Andes Mountain range in South America. Capt. Albert W. Stevens, an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps and an aerial photographer, took the image while flying at an altitude of 21,000 feet over Villa Mercedes, Argentina. The Andes Mountains, 287 miles away, and although taller than the plane’s altitude, lay below the sensible horizon. The Earth’s curvature explains this phenomenon, as described in the diagram accompanying the photograph. The Earth’s curvature is also visible laterally in the photograph, although the effect is subtle as the image encompasses only 1/360 of the Earth’s circumference. About 5 years later, Capt. Stevens took another photo from a high-altitude balloon from over South Dakota at a then world record altitude of 72,395 feet. https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+w_1668+h_1318+to_auto+ret_img/cosmosmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/171024-1stSpace-Full.jpg January 1, 1801 Ceres Discovered https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikip

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Electronic Check-In Link: https://forms.gle/BfdhhEqHVesyDDD38 Saturday’s Topic: “BepiColombo Mission to Mercury” & Constellations “Fornax the Furnace and Eridanus the River” Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Shape of Things to Come” (1979) 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 Mysteries of icy ocean worlds - New research advances understanding of the habitability of icy moons https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241220191023.htm “Icy World” - Europa https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Europa_-_Perijove_45_%28cropped%29.png/290px-Europa_-_Perijove_45_%28cropped%29.png Discussion Topic of the Evening. “ESA BepiColombo Mission” BepiColombo Mission to Mercury https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/bepicolombo.jpg BepiColombo Call-outs https://mediarenditions.airbus.com/KvVC6xvpw3xOPlLfsydEIYCPwJfAyYfJTiPfJzzGR00/resize?src=kpkp://airbus/38/531/531586-exs7wshcaj.jpg&w=1130&h=1130&t=fit&f=webp Mercury (Messenger) https://www.eoportal.org/ftp/satellite-missions/b/BepiColombo_270622/BepiColombo_Auto89.jpeg MPO and MMO Orbits https://www.eoportal.org/ftp/satellite-missions/b/BepiColombo_270622/BepiColombo_Auto87.jpeg MCS Schematic https://www.eoportal.org/ftp/satellite-missions/b/BepiColombo_270622/BepiColombo_Auto85.jpeg MPO in Deployed Configuration https://www.eoportal.org/ftp/satellite-missions/b/BepiColombo_270622/BepiColombo_Auto82.jpeg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Axiom's private space station is coming sooner than we thought https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v2/t:0,l:0,cw:0,ch:0,q:80,w:650/wQ37UCVcHgbSukXqimH2Dm.jpg.webp NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun https://www.spxdaily.com/images-hg/nasa-parker-solar-probe-sun-corona-space-artwork-hg.jpg Christmas in Space https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1wrOcS.img?w=768&h=432&m=6&x=271&y=117&s=403&d=266 Space-Related Birthdays John L. Finley Dec 22, 1935 no missions, USAF MOL Group 1 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Captain_John_L._Finley_1960s.jpg Karol J. Bobko Dec 23, 1937 STS-6, STS-51-D, STS-51-J https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Bobko.jpg/220px-Bobko.jpg Michael Anderson Dec 25, 1959 STS-89, STS-107 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Michael_P._Anderson.jpg Nancy Currie-Gregg Dec 29, 1958 STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, STS-109 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Nancy_Currie.jpg Barry “Butch” Wilmore Dec 29, 1962: STS-129, Exp 41/42, Boeing Crewed Flight Test – April 2024? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Barry_Wilmore.jpg Daniel Barry Dec 30, 1953 STS-72, STS-96, STS-105 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Daniel_Thomas_Barry.jpg Steven Smith Dec 30, 1958 STS-68, STS-82, STS-103, STS-110 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Steven_Smith.jpg This Week in Space History December 22, 1966 HL-10 flight https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/412384374_668445912150833_8725303080183640904_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=eLYs7QI8500AX_ZMm0e&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfBSVTVzHP__nVZQRCX_HfVKo8Hp6XxRlnwDRcg3Zjmrgw&oe=658A768F December 25 2021 James Webb Space Telescope Launched https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/48248979-B95D-4B9F-A5A565B5C810FFE5_source.jpg?w=1350 December 27, 1571 Johannes Kepler Born https://www.iucr.org/__data/assets/image/0009/158373/image5.jpg Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Fornax the Furnace and Eridanus the River Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ 12-28 December 29 Falcon 9 ?

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “US Space Force 5 Years Later” & “The Star of Bethlehem” Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: "Planets Against Us" (1962) 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. US Space Force 5 years later: What has it accomplished so far, and where does it go from here? The U.S. Space Force celebrates its fifth anniversary today. Space Force https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v2/t:0,l:0,cw:0,ch:0,q:80,w:650/rowfg3U5MDSox7RQkD7P8b.jpg.webp Space Operations Command https://media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/15/2003179358/-1/-1/0/230313-F-CX954-0001.JPG Space Deltas https://i.redd.it/w8mim0e6r3v51.jpg CMSSF Roger Towberman https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/CMSSF_Roger_A._Towberman.jpg Space Command Operations https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/16/2003382985/1200/1200/0/230628-F-CX954-1001.JPG Recent Astronomical Discoveries Dark energy 'doesn't exist' so can't be pushing 'lumpy' Universe apart | ScienceDaily https://th.bing.com/th?id=ODL.fafc5ce1c1bc78721835be213b31d091&w=157&h=220&c=10&rs=1&qlt=99&o=6&pid=AlgoBlockDebug Traditional “History of the Universe” Timeline https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2024/dark-energy-doesnt-exi.jpg Special Feature: “The Star of Bethlehem” Star of Bethlehem Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News 12-15 thru 12-21 Dec. 18th: Space Force says first national security Vulcan Launch now anticipated in spring of 2025 Vulcan First Stage Booster https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241022_Vulcan_stacking-1.jpeg The moon may be 100 million years older than we thought (Space.com) https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v2/t:0,l:0,cw:0,ch:0,q:80,w:1920/upYS3hzHgdejGMXsCFGYSc.jpg.webp 9-Hour spacewalk beats old duration record by 10 minutes https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1020x680/public/d8/images/canvas/2024/12/18/81b5be2d-267c-4323-bdf0-cb34648ba27f_92d263fe.jpg?itok=jQxDU924&v=1734486495 Space-Related Birthdays Andy Thomas Dec 18, 1951 STS-77, STS-89/91 (Mir EO-24/EO-25), STS-102, STS-114 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Astronaut_Andy_Thomas.jpg/220px-Astronaut_Andy_Thomas.jpg Frederick W. Leslie Dec 19, 1951 STS-73 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Fred_Leslie.jpg/220px-Fred_Leslie.jpg Michael E. Fossum Dec 19, 1957 STS-121, STS-124, Soyuz TMA-02M (Expedition 28/29) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Fossum_0_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Fossum_0_%28cropped%29.jpg Millie Hughes-Fulford Dec 21, 1945 STS-40 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/NASA-MHughes-Fulford.JPG/220px-NASA-MHughes-Fulford.JPG John L. Finley Dec 22, 1935 no missions, USAF MOL Group 1 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Captain_John_L._Finley_1960s.jpg Karol J. Bobko Dec 23, 1937 STS-6, STS-51-D, STS-51-J https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Bobko.jpg/220px-Bobko.jpg This Week in Space History December 15, 1965: Gemini VI-A launched with astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Gemini_6_Views_Gemini_7.jpg/1000px-Gemini_6_Views_Gemini_7.jpg Apollo 17 landing, December 19, 1972 https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/409211532_664944645834293_4892590705236171847_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p180x540&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=QYyTw2skGZAAX-nxbxo&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfDQqzP9SxbrwZIbk8Ti-Bk9eTma4KfqP2XY1O-7khfJiQ&oe=658837D7 December 21, 1968 – Apollo 8 launch Apollo 8 (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/NASA-Apol

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “NASA’s Moon Treaty” & Constellations: “Pisces the Fishes” and “Cetus the Sea Monster” Net Control: Virginia NV5F Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “World War Z” (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. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Enter Topic Here Recent Astronomical Discoveries Mars' infamous dust storms can engulf the entire planet: A new study examines how https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241209123224.htm Mars Flicker Image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Mars_-_August_30_2021_-_Flickr_-_Kevin_M._Gill.png/290px-Mars_-_August_30_2021_-_Flickr_-_Kevin_M._Gill.png Discussion Topic of the Evening. NASA’s Moon Treaty Filming 2001 https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/5a8348a87d9068584d650d94/master/w_2240,c_limit/2001-space-odyssey-2018-13-ss02.jpg Outer Space Treaty Signing https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FndOJ_RXoAEJmgY?format=jpg&name=medium Space Treaty Timeline https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FndOJ_RXoAEJmgY?format=jpg&name=medium Hague Building Blocks Committee https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/gallery/ul2/main-images/law/publiekrecht/air-and-space-law/space-ressources-groepsfoto-1.jpg/space-ressources-groepsfoto-1.jpg/d700xvar Signatories of the Moon Treaty of 1979 https://born4space.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/moon-agreement-map-colour.png?w=630&h=308 Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News 12-8 thru 12-14 SpaceX rolls 7th Starship spacecraft out for testing ahead of next launch https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v2/t:0,l:0,cw:0,ch:0,q:80,w:650/DYtEX7iRVB49VXHEse2cW8.jpg.webp NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-pia26511-perseverances-view-from-the-top-16.jpg?resize=1024,576 Space-Related Birthdays December 11, 1975: Francisco Rubio (Exp. 67/68, currently on ISS; launched 9/21) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/COL_Francisco_C._Rubio_%281%29.jpg/220px-COL_Francisco_C._Rubio_%281%29.jpg December 12, 1951: Steven Hawley (STS-41-D, STS-61-C, STS-31, STS-82, STS-93) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Hawley-sa.jpg/220px-Hawley-sa.jpg December 12, 1964: Kenneth Ham (STS-124, STS-132) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Ken_ham_v2.jpg/220px-Ken_ham_v2.jpg December 14, 1936: Robert Parker (STS-9, STS-35) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/RobertParker.jpg/220px-RobertParker.jpg December 14, 1960: Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH (STS-73, STS-93, Exp 26/27)) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Catherine_Coleman_2009.jpg/220px-Catherine_Coleman_2009.jpg This Week in Space History Christmas Music in Space. https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/470132461_972707431557059_2835700420606688442_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=Hs30dPrWZPwQ7kNvgEBjy3l&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&_nc_gid=ARG-ln-VgPUcMEibLaJb0A3&oh=00_AYDD5EPqaoijRLwgV1D60JfdqMnq_vn3khk1ptmeeJSWBQ&oe=6762BF4E December 11: Artemis I 2022: Artemis I was launched from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center Nov. 16th 2022. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/orion_day_13_advisory.jpg?itok=G4X3nOkk 1972: 50 years ago, the Apollo 17 Lunar Module 'Challenger' touched down on the lunar surface, making the last human Moon landing to date. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Eugene_Cernan_at_the_LM%2C_Apollo_17.jpg December 12: 1961: The first Oscar Phase I amateur satellite was launched piggyback with Discover 36. https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/a19640011000d6-e1452559770643.jpg?w=799 December 13: 1993:

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Lightning on Earth Knocks ‘Killer Electrons’ Loose in Orbit” & Constellations “Aries, the Ram” and “Triangulum, the Triangle”. Electronic Check Ins: https://forms.gle/Lkj1Q2krkCR2paPZ8 Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Transatlantic Tunnel” (1935) 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 Recent Astronomical Discoveries Astronomers close to solving mystery of how universe's giant galaxies formed | https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.cjFhOy6iDpV26dQ9n1__DAHaHH&w=179&h=185&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2 Discussion Topic of the Evening. Lightning on Earth Knocks ‘Killer Electrons’ Loose in Orbit Visualization showing how magnetic field lines, thin cyan lines, circling Earth can trap charged particles, thin yellow lines. https://knowridge.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/How-Earths-lightning-storms-affect-killer-electrons-in-space.jpg Atmospheric effects and signatures of high-energy electron precipitation https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/3-s2.0-B978012813371200007X-f07-01-9780128133712.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Galaxy Lights If you are looking for a fun trip these holidays, consider Galaxy Lights at Space Center Houston. https://spacecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/galaxy-lights-star-ip-crop-849x1024.jpeg NASA delays Artemis moon missions once again https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1vll9P.img?w=768&h=432&m=6 Neuraspace installs second telescope to enhance space traffic monitoring https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Neuraspace-Chile-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1022&ssl=1 Space-Related Birthdays Terry W. Virts Dec 1, 1967 STS-130 Soyuz TMA-15M (Expedition 42/43) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Terry_Virts_-_official_portrait_EMU.jpg/220px-Terry_Virts_-_official_portrait_EMU.jpg Steven Swanson Dec 3, 1960 STS-117 STS-119 Soyuz TMA-12M (Expedition 39/40) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Steven_swanson_v2.jpg/220px-Steven_swanson_v2.jpg Ronald M. Sega Dec 4, 1952 STS-60 STS-76 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ronald_Sega.jpg/220px-Ronald_Sega.jpg Bruce E. Melnick Dec 5, 1949 STS-41 STS-49 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Bruce_E._Melnick.jpg/220px-Bruce_E._Melnick.jpg Robb Kulin Dec 7, 1983 No flights https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Robb_Kulin_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Robb_Kulin_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg Matthew Dominick Dec 7, 1981 SpaceX Crew-8 (Expedition 70/71/72) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Matthew_Dominick%2C_NASA_portrait%2C_2017_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/220px-Matthew_Dominick%2C_NASA_portrait%2C_2017_%28cropped%29_2.jpg This Week in Space History December 4 On this day in space history, two big launches - Gemini 7 launched aboard a Titan II in 1965, while STS-88 Endeavour launched in 1998. https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/468854935_887755853553170_2928134988120531493_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s600x600&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=eUyzYyFWaaEQ7kNvgEe0lIc&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&_nc_gid=AlQ0iNarBi_MdIjZHUH47IX&oh=00_AYCtSzjDwlUdCooVXVJO3mxQQ7oXfW48u8CmD57pbtO7mw&oe=6756E22C https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/468916384_887755880219834_3127987995779990355_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s600x600&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=BhzPbJ7873oQ7kNvgHEa2sl&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&_nc_gid=AlQ0iNarBi_MdIjZHUH47IX&oh=00_AYCYuq97c1DDQcI5tDplDoPUU9jiRSs56lDQVKLo39GgRw&oe=6756F7F7 On December 4, 1978, the Pioneer Venus Orbiter entered an elliptical orbit around the mysterious, clou

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, December 7, 2024 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: “The Solar Sunspot Cycle” & “Andromeda, the Princess” Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Robot Monster” (1952) 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 Discussion Topic of the Evening. The Solar sunspot cycle Recent Astronomical Discoveries Astronomers may have discovered the answer to a mysterious stellar event | ScienceDaily https://dwg31ai31okv0.cloudfront.net/image-handler/ts/20241127044200/ri/750/src/images/news/ImageForNews_10643_17327005174374756.png Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History 11-24 ~ 11-30 Space Exploration News Goodnight moon! Astronomers snap photo of Earth's departing mini-moon https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BYcoXSvudSti5NBva6Gq9Z-970-80.png Warm up this holiday season with NASA's new SLS rocket engine fireplace (video) https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1uVP3a.img?w=768&h=432&m=6 Space-Related Birthdays Richard R. Arnold Nov 26, 1963 STS-119, Soyuz MS-08 (Expedition 55/56) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Richardarnoldv2.jpg/220px-Richardarnoldv2.jpg James Wetherbee Nov 27, 1952 STS-32, STS-52, STS-63, STS-86, STS-102, STS-113 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Wetherbee#/media/File:James_Wetherbee.jpg Kenneth Camera Nov 29 STS-37, STS-56, STS-74 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Kenneth_Cameron.jpg This Week in Space History Skylab 4 Nov. 22, 1973 -The first #Thanksgiving in space happened. Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue celebrated after a grueling 6.5 hour spacewalk! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiMRJfUXwBM1OTy?format=jpg&name=360x360 November 24 1639 1st observation of transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree - helped establish size of the Solar System Venus was the first planet to be explored by a spacecraft - NASA's Mariner 2 successfully flew by and scanned the cloud-covered world on Dec. 14, 1962. Since then, numerous spacecraft from the U.S. and other space agencies have explored Venus, including NASA's Magellan, which mapped the planet's surface with radar. Spacecraft Picture of Venus https://duckduckgo.com/i/d1a4f23d.jpg Apollo 12 On November 24, 1969, Apollo 12 splashed down at 2:58 p.m. (CST) near American Samoa in the Pacific Ocean. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Saturn_V_Apollo_12.jpg/170px-Saturn_V_Apollo_12.jpg DART, Launched November 24, 2021 Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was a NASA space mission aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs). https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Dart-poster3.jpg/300px-Dart-poster3.jpg Aerobee launch, November 24, 1947 The Aerobee was an early sounding rocket that was essentially a larger, upgraded version of the WAC Corporal. https://www.daviddarling.info/images/Aerobee.jpg November 26, 2018, the NASA’s InSight mission landed on Mars. It was the first robotic explorer to study the “inner space” of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core. Insight Checkout Before Launch https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFJSFPGWYAU6WAx?format=jpg&name=small November 26, 2011, Mars Curiosity launched! Curiosity landed in August 2012 for its mission to study the ancient habitability and the potential for life on the Red Planet. Curiosity Selfie https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFI2n-hXsAQjO6V?format=jpg&name=small Apollo 12 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean November 24 in 1969 marking the end of Al Bean, Pete Conrad, and Dick Gordon's 10-day journey to the Moon and back. Apollo 12 Splashdown https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FE_dy5cWYAQo88d?format=jpg&name=small November 28: 1659: Dutch mathematician and astronom

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, November 30, 2024 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: “NASA’s ‘Blue Ghost’ Mission” & Constellation “Cassiopeia, the Queen” Net Control: Billey KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Colony” (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. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Enter Topic Here

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, November 23, 2024 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