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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

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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

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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

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, December 21, 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