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Back in 1956 hood ornaments like on this 1956 Mercury were not even thought to be a deadly weapon when striking some poor pedestrian. It was all about beauty back them, however, that all changed in the years that followed. As a 15 year old at the time I have fond memories of the Sunday night television show, The Toast Of The Town, aka The Ed Sullivan Show which was sponsored by Lincoln Mercury, and drooling over all the commercials of "the latest models" from Mercury. The following from Wiki is a little history of the show:
From 1948 until its cancellation in 1971, the show ran on CBS every Sunday night from 8–9 p.m. Eastern Time, and is one of the few entertainment shows to have run in the same weekly time slot on the same network for more than two decades.
Virtually every type of entertainment appeared on the show; classical musicians, opera singers, popular recording artists, songwriters, comedians, ballet dancers, dramatic actors performing monologues from plays, and circus acts were regularly featured. The format was essentially the same as vaudeville and, although vaudeville had undergone a slow demise for a generation, Sullivan presented many ex-vaudevillians on his show.
Originally co-created and produced by Marlo Lewis, the show was first titled Toast of the Town, but was widely referred to as The Ed Sullivan Show for years before September 25, 1955, when that became its official name. In the show's June 20, 1948 debut, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis performed along with singer Monica Lewis and Broadway composers Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II previewing the score to their then-new show South Pacific, which opened on Broadway in 1949.
From 1948 through 1962, the program's primary sponsor was the Lincoln-Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company; Sullivan read many commercials for Mercury vehicles live on the air during this period.
The Ed Sullivan Show was originally broadcast via live television from CBS-TV studio 51, the Maxine Elliott Theatre, at Broadway and 39th St. before moving to its permanent home at CBS-TV Studio 50 in New York City (1697 Broadway, at 53rd Street), which was renamed the Ed Sullivan Theater on the occasion of the program's 20th anniversary in June 1968. The last original Sullivan show telecast (#1068) was on March 28, 1971, with guests Melanie, Joanna Simon, Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass and Sandler and Young.
HAPPY SLIDERS SUNDAY !!
In the spirit of Sliders Sunday, I slid (slided? slud?) my editing program's Contrast Slider up to the max. I think this added appropriate drama to what is already a boldly designed street access cover. BTW, the sky was bright blue, so the reflected color is real.
The high contrast contributes to a fantasy mystery suggested by my caption. On the internet, I could not find a firm named Altkirch that makes cast iron street access covers. What does exist is the Alsatian village of Altkirch. It is about 25km from where this cover is located. An overactive imagination suggests that this cover marks the access to an underground passage between Mulhouse and Altkirch! I should go to Altkirch and see if I can find an access cover there that says "Mulhouse." Ah me. So many things to do, so little time.😎
Location: Mulhouse, Alsace FR.
In my album: Dan's Ground Metal.
Compositionally Challenged Week 49 - Soft Focus
Softness added in post with the Ribbet program's "Soften" effect, and then I added a white matte vignette to enhance the softness.
During the September 11 attacks of 2001, 2,977 people were killed (excluding the 19 hijackers) and more than 6,000 others were injured. The immediate deaths included 265 on the four planes (including the terrorists), 2,606 in the World Trade Center and in the surrounding area, and 125 at the Pentagon. The attacks were the deadliest terrorist act in world history, and the most devastating foreign attack on United States soil since the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Most of those who perished were civilians except for 343 firefighters and 71 law enforcement officers who died in the World Trade Center and on the ground in New York City, and another law enforcement officer who died when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 55 military personnel who died at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and the 19 terrorists who died on board the four aircraft. Overall, 2,605 U.S. citizens, including 2,135 civilians, died in the attacks, while an additional 372 non-U.S. citizens (excluding the 19 perpetrators) also perished, which represented about 12% of the total. More than 90 countries lost citizens in the attacks, including the United Kingdom (67 deaths), the Dominican Republic (47 deaths), and India (41 deaths).
2,974 victims were confirmed to have died in the initial attacks. In 2007, the New York City medical examiner's office began to add people who died of illnesses caused by exposure to dust from the site to the official death toll. The first such victim was a woman, a civil rights lawyer, who had died from a chronic lung condition in February 2002. In September 2009, the office added a man who died in October 2008, and in 2011, a male accountant who had died in December 2010.This raises the number of victims at the World Trade Center site to 2,753, and the overall 9/11 death toll to 2,996.
As of August 2013, medical authorities concluded that 1,140 people who worked, lived, or studied in Lower Manhattan at the time of the attack have been diagnosed with cancer as a result of "exposure to toxins at Ground Zero". It has been reported that over 1,400 9/11 rescue workers who responded to the scene in the days and months after the attacks have since died] At least 11 pregnancies were lost as a result of 9/11. Neither the FBI or New York City officially recorded the casualties of the 9/11 attacks in their crime statistics for 2001, with the FBI stating in a disclaimer that "the number of deaths is so great that combining it with the traditional crime statistics will have an outlier effect that falsely skews all types of measurements in the program's analyses."
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The old “Philco“ radio dates back to 1941.
This model is a ham radio and gets about any place you could think of. I can just imagine the family setting around the radio listening to the old program's of the day.
An example of Photoshop AI Generative Fill capabilities using my image in my previous post: flic.kr/p/2oHXJMH
Not great, but pretty impressive considering the level of effort on my part. I'm impressed by the program's ability to match the mood, color, and overall composition vibe of the image.
Pink and standing on stilts - like its namesake - this was among the eight pilot projects that launched the Eisenhower-era ''Mission 66'' national park infrastructure program, conceived to rejuvenate the system in time for its 50th anniversary in 1966.
The program's choice of architectural style - dubbed ''Park Service Modern'' - marked a clean break from the traditional log-and-stone rusticity that had, by that time, become synonymous with park structures.
The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This week in 2017, astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fisher completed the 200th spacewalk on the International Space Station. During the four-hour spacewalk, the astronauts replaced a large avionics box that supplies electricity and data connections to science experiments. They also completed additional tasks to install a connector that would route data to the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, repaired insulation at the connecting point of the Japanese robotic arm and installed a protective shield on the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3, which hosted a new international docking port for the arrival of commercial crew. The first space station walk was conducted by astronauts Jerry Ross and Jim Newman during space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-88 mission on Dec. 7, 1998. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center serves as “science central” for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory’s science experiments. After 20 years of continuous human presence, the space station remains the sole space-based proving ground and stepping stone toward achieving the goals of the Artemis program. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage. (NASA)
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This week in 2011, space shuttle Endeavour, mission STS-134, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. During its 16-day mission to the International Space Station, Endeavour delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and spare parts, including two S-band communications antennas, a high-pressure gas tank, and additional parts for Dextre – the Canadian Space Agency's robotic handyman. This was the 36th shuttle mission to the space station and the final flight for Endeavour. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center serves as “science central” for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory’s science experiments. After 20 years of continuous human presence, the space station remains the sole space-based proving ground and stepping stone toward achieving the goals of the Artemis program. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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On April 22, 1970, humanity came together around the world to celebrate and honor Earth Day for the first time. Not long after, in 1972, the crew of NASA's Apollo 17 mission took this classic photo of Earth, the "Blue Marble", on their way to the Moon for the Apollo program's final lunar landing.
Now, as NASA prepares the Artemis program to return to the Moon — to stay — we continue to look back at the beauty and wonder of our home planet, using what we learn in space to keep it safe.
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Today in 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin became the first humans to drive a car on the lunar surface, the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The lightweight, electric car greatly increased the range of mobility and productivity on the scientific traverses for astronauts. The LRV weighed 462 pounds (77 pounds on the Moon) and could carry two suited astronauts, their gear and cameras, and several hundred pounds of bagged lunar samples. The LRV was designed and developed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and built by Boeing. Here, David Scott waits in the LRV for the return trip to the Lunar Module, Falcon, with rocks and soil collected near the Hadley-Apennine landing site. Today, Marshall is playing a vital role in the Artemis program by developing the Space Launch System, the backbone of NASA's exploration plans and the only rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon and Mars. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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This week in 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard lifted off in the Freedom 7 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, embarking on the first crewed space mission for the United States. It was the fourth flight of the Mercury-Redstone rocket, developed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. During the 15-mintue suborbital flight, Shepard reached an altitude of 115 miles and traveled 302 miles. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first crewed Project Mercury flight. Today, Marshall is playing a vital role in the Artemis program by developing the Space Launch System, the backbone of NASA’s exploration plans and the only rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon and Mars. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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This week in 2007, space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-120, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on a 15-day mission to the International Space Station. This was the 23rd shuttle mission to the orbiting lab. Discovery carried the Italian-built multiport module, named Harmony, which connected the U.S. segment of the station to the European and Japanese laboratory modules. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center serves as “science central” for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory’s science experiments. After 20 years of continuous human presence, the space station remains the sole space-based proving ground and stepping stone toward achieving the goals of the Artemis program. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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A foggy Christmas Eve morning and we were out for a hike in Sandbanks Provincial Park on the shore of Lake Ontario. Our route took us along an abandoned and overgrown road through the pine/cedar barrens behind Lakeshore Beach. There was no wind and the mist was thick, creating a pleasantly spooky atmosphere.
After a time, I caught the sound of a distant group of chickadees, and given that there had been no other birds to see, we called them in. As they arrived out of the gloom to investigate, a larger shape came with them and alighted nearby. It was slim, long-tailed, with rusty wing bars and a prominent white eye ring. Oh my goodness (or words to that effect), a Townsend's Solitaire!
A bird of western North America, there are only a few records of this species for Prince Edward County, with none seen since December 2015. Having identified it, the task became to obtain a photograph to confirm the sighting - a challenge in the dark conditions.
Rolling the ISO to 5000 and opening the aperture all the way, I focussed on the eye and pressed the shutter button. Back in the day ASA 800 was considered a fast film, and 600mm at f/4 was even harder to come by, so there would have been no chance at a photo at all, so I fired away.
Opening the images in Adobe Lightroom, the photos were a grainy/noisy mess. Pre-digital there would not have been anything salvageable, but a click on the program's new noise reduction tool produced this decent enough result. It does have the glossy/waxy look of an overly worked on image, but for me it captures the moment beautifully.
This week in 1997, space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-82, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center following a successful nine-day mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Here, astronaut Gregory J. Harbaugh floats while Hubble is docked in the orbiter’s cargo bay. This was the second Hubble servicing mission. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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This week in 2001, space shuttle Discovery and STS-105 landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center following a successful 12-day mission to the International Space Station. This was the 11th space station assembly flight. The goals of STS-105 were rotating the Expedition Two crew with the Expedition Three crew and delivering supplies using the Italian-built Multipurpose Logistics Module, Leonardo. Here, the STS-105 crew departs the orbiting laboratory. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall serves as "science central" for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory's scientific experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
With the “IAIS” steam program’s future uncertain, I took the morning to run up to see the Iowa Bolt’s last run before it gets put in the shed at Newton for an unknown amount of time. The morning’s weather couldn’t have been much better for a casual train chase.
I had two shots that I definitely wanted and this location was in between the two, so I didn’t think I’d get to it… but, Kroeger told me that the train would be making a stop at Brooklyn, so that set me up for success to borrow a view I saw on Alex’s Facebook post the previous day.
This week in 1994, space shuttle Columbia, mission STS-65, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center carrying the second International Microgravity Laboratory. Managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and located in the Spacelab module in Columbia's payload bay, IML-2 contained more than twice the experiments and facilities as IML-1, with more than 80 experiments, representing more than 200 scientists from six space agencies. The experiments included investigations of space biology, human physiology, radiation biology, and bioprocessing. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall serves as "science central" for the International Space Station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory's science experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
Image credit: NASA
With the “IAIS” steam program’s future uncertain, I took the morning to run up to see the Iowa Bolt’s last run before it gets put in the shed at Newton for an unknown amount of time. The morning’s weather couldn’t have been much better for a casual train chase.
This was the second of two must-have shots from the trip. I only wanted to be sure to nail the Grinnell shot and since I’d seen how full the stack was yesterday, I wanted a “fall in Iowa” broadside. I’ve shot almost this exact shot before, but wanted some more texture in the foreground this time so I got a towel out and laid as flat as I could in the field.
This week in 1969, Apollo 9 splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean following a successful 10-day mission. Here, the docked Apollo 9 command and service module and lunar module can be seen during astronaut David R. Scott’s stand-up spacewalk on the fourth flight day of the mission. The primary objective of Apollo 9 was an Earth-orbital engineering test of the first crewed lunar module. Other prime objectives included an overall checkout of rocket and spacecraft systems, the crew and procedures. The flight plan's top priority was rendezvous and docking of the command and service module and the lunar module. All prime mission objectives were accomplished and all major spacecraft systems were successfully demonstrated. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 1986, space shuttle Columbia, mission STS-61C, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The STS-61C mission successfully deployed the SATCOM KU-I satellite, which was attached to the Payload Assist Module-D2. Other payloads included Materials Science Laboratory-2, the infrared Imaging Experiment and Hand-held Protein Crystal Growth experiment. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center serves as “science central” for the International Space Station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory’s science experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 1972, the Apollo 17 crew returned to Earth following a successful 12-day mission. Apollo 17 marked the final crewed lunar landing mission. Here, Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan approaches the parked Lunar Roving Vehicle. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center designed, developed and managed the production of the Lunar Roving Vehicle that astronauts used to explore the Moon. Today, Marshall is developing NASA's Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever built, capable of sending astronauts to the Moon, Mars and deeper into space than ever before. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 2015, NASA engineers successfully conducted the first hot fire test of the RS-25 engine and engine controller unit on the A-1 test stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. This was the first of eight tests for the development of the engine designed to provide NASA engineers with critical data on the engine controller unit and inlet pressure conditions. Today, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is playing a vital role in the Artemis program by developing the Space Launch System, the backbone of NASA’s exploration plans and the only rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon and Mars. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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This week in 1966, AS-202 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission was an uncrewed suborbital flight to test the Saturn IB rocket and the Apollo command and service modules. The objectives of the flight were to verify the structural integrity, launch loads, stage separation, and operation of subsystems of the Saturn 1B, and to evaluate the Apollo spacecraft separations, emergency detection system, subsystems, heatshield at high reentry velocity, and mission support facilities. All mission objectives were achieved. Today, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is playing a vital role in the Artemis program by developing the Space Launch System. SLS and the Orion spacecraft, along with the commercial human landing system and the Gateway in orbit around the Moon, are NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and supplies to the Moon in a single mission. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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This week in 2002, the Hubble Space Telescope was redeployed following five days of service and upgrades. The STS-109 mission performed the fourth servicing of Hubble, replacing solar panels and installing the Advanced Camera for Surveys, which took the place of the Faint Object Camera – the telescope’s last original instrument. Here, the crew took a snapshot of Hubble while still berthed in the cargo bay of space shuttle Columbia. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center had overall responsibility for design, development, and construction of Hubble. Today, Marshall calibrates telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory at the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility, as well as managing the project offices for the Chandra and the upcoming Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer missions. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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This week in 1965, SA-9, the eighth Saturn flight, launched from Cape Kennedy Launch Complex in Florida. This was the first Saturn flight with an operational payload – the Pegasus I meteoroid detection satellite. Pegasus was developed by Fairchild Stratos Corporation for NASA through the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center. A Pegasus satellite also flew aboard the SA-8 and SA-10 missions in 1965. After being placed in orbit around Earth, the satellite electronically recorded the size and frequency of particles in space and compared the performance of protected and unprotected solar cells as important preliminaries to crewed flights to the Moon. Today, Marshall is playing a vital role in the Artemis program by developing the Space Launch System, the backbone of NASA’s exploration plans and the only rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon and Mars. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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This week in 2012, engineers tested the power pack assembly of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne-built J-2X engine at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. The test ran for 278 seconds and verified the newly installed strain gauges designed to measure the turbine structural strain when the turbopump is spinning at high speeds. Today, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is playing a vital role in the Artemis program by developing the Space Launch System, the backbone of NASA’s exploration plans and the only rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon and Mars. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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This week in 1998, space shuttle Discovery and STS-91 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the ninth and final Shuttle-Mir docking mission. Between March 1995 and May 1998, NASA and Russian scientists conducted experiments on the Russian space station designed to answer vital questions about how humans function in space and how to build future space stations. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center serves as "science central" for the International Space Station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory's scientific experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect toNASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 2007, the space shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-117, landed at Edwards Air Force Base following the completion of a successful 14-day mission to the International Space Station. The primary mission objective was to deliver the second and third starboard truss segments, S3 and S4, and another pair of solar arrays to the station. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center serves as "science central" for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory's scientific experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 1984, space shuttle Discovery and STS-41D launched from Kennedy Space Center. This was the maiden voyage of Discovery. The mission deployed three satellites and extended the 102-foot Office of Application and Space Technology solar wing, also known as OSAT-1 -- a demonstration of large, lightweight solar arrays for future facilities in space such as the International Space Station. Here, Discovery is prepared for rollout from Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall serves as "science central" for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory's scientific experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 1963, the Saturn I SA-4 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The uncrewed suborbital test flight was the final of four tests of the Saturn I first, or S-I, stage that employed a cluster of eight H-1 engines. After 100 seconds into flight, a preset timer cut off engine number 5 as planned to test the “engine out” capability. Fuel was successfully routed to the other seven engines and the flight continued. Managed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the Saturn I vehicle and its follow-on, the Saturn IB, served as test bed rockets for the larger and more powerful Saturn V that would eventually carry the first humans to the Moon. Today, Marshall is playing a vital role in the Artemis program by developing the Space Launch System, the backbone of NASA’s exploration plans and the only rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon and Mars. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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Third Thursday Wine Walk in Downtown Baker City Oregon
Enjoying beautiful evening for Third Thursday in historic downtown Baker City, Oregon.
The monthly Third Thursday Wine Walk is one of numerous events hosted by the Baker City Main Street Program, Baker City Downtown giving customers an opportunity to visit and explore downtown after hours.
Visitors to downtown will find numerous art galleries throughout Baker City’s historic downtown including the Crossroads Carnegie Art center in the restored Carnegie Library building as well as multiple restaurants and a variety of gourmet and artisan food and spirits.
For more information about Third Thursday Wine Walk or other downtown Baker City events visit the Baker City Main Street Program's website at www.bakercitydowntown.com
For more information about other community events in Baker County visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travelbakercounty.com
This week in 1984, space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-41D, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on its maiden voyage. During its six-day mission, Discovery deployed three satellites: the Satellite Business system SBS-D, Syncom IV-2, and Telstar. It also carried the 102-foot-tall Office of Application and Space Technology solar wing, which extended from the payload bay. It demonstrated large lightweight solar arrays for building large facilities in space. Here, the Solar Array Experiment panel deployment for the OAST-1 can be seen in Discovery’s cargo bay. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 2001, STS-98 launched aboard the space shuttle Atlantis from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The primary mission objective was to deliver the Destiny module to the International Space Station. Here, the newly attached Destiny module can be seen at the lower right of the station. Destiny, developed and constructed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, is the primary research laboratory for U.S. payloads, supporting a wide range of experiments and studies contributing to health, safety and quality of life for people all over the world. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall serves as "science central" for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory's scientific experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 1973, the second crewed Skylab mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean following a successful 59-day mission in the orbiting laboratory. Here, astronaut Owen K. Garriott retrieves an image experiment from the Apollo Telescope Mount during an extravehicular activity. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall serves as "science central" for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory's scientific experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 2011, the Juno mission to Jupiter launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard an Atlas V-551 rocket. It entered the orbit of Jupiter on July 4, 2016. The primary goal of the mission is to investigate the planet’s formation and evolution through the observation – from an elliptical polar orbit – of Jupiter’s gravity and magnetic fields, and atmospheric dynamics and composition. Here, technicians in the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida, unfurl a solar panel that helps power the Juno spacecraft. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the mission, which is part of the New Frontiers program. The Planetary Missions Program Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center manages New Frontiers as part of the agency's Science Mission Directorate. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 1969, the Apollo 12 mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, carrying astronauts Charles Conrad, Alan Bean and Richard Gordon. The primary mission objectives included an extensive series of lunar exploration tasks by the lunar module as well as deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package, which was left on the Moon’s surface to gather seismic, scientific and engineering data over an extended period of time. Apollo 12 was the second crewed lunar landing of the Apollo Program. The mission concluded when the Apollo 12 crew successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 24, 1969. Now through December 2022, NASA is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 1990, space shuttle Columbia, mission STS-35, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying Astronomy Laboratory 1 in its cargo bay. ASTRO-1 was developed as a system of telescopes that could fly multiple times on the space shuttle. It consisted of three ultraviolet telescopes and an X-ray telescope. The telescopes were mounted on a Spacelab pallet in the payload bay of the shuttle. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center was responsible for managing the Spacelab missions. Here, the various components of the ASTRO-1 payload are seen above the backdrop of Earth. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 1966, AS-201, the first Saturn IB rocket, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Designed and developed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the AS-201 mission was an uncrewed suborbital flight to test the Saturn IB and the Apollo Command and Service modules. The objectives of the flight were to verify the structural integrity, launch loads, stage separation and operation of subsystems of the Saturn 1B, and evaluate the Apollo spacecraft subsystems, heatshield and mission support facilities. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 1961, the first Saturn I rocket, SA-1, arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The SA-1 mission was used to demonstrate the validity of the clustered engine concept as well as test the aerodynamic and structural design of the Saturn I booster. The dummy second stage was ballasted with 11,000 gallons of water and a dummy third stage was ballasted with 12,000 additional gallons of water. Here, the booster stage of the SA-1 is erected on the pad for its Oct. 27, 1961, launch. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center designed, developed and managed the production of the Saturn family of rockets that took astronauts to the Moon. Today, Marshall is developing NASA's Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever built, capable of sending astronauts to the Moon, Mars and deeper into space than ever before. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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the Cheese Fairy in Downtown Baker City. Sharing a storefront with Copperbelt Winery, the Cheese Fairy is one of the newest businesses to open in downtown baker City as part of the growing arts and culinary scene in this small Eastern Oregon town.
Visitors to downtown will also find numerous local restaurants featuring locally sourced cuisine and several local culinary makers including a local brewery, distillery and of course Copperbelt winery. In addition to the emerging culinary scene, there are also a variety of art galleries throughout Baker City’s historic downtown including the Crossroads Carnegie Art center in the restored Carnegie Library building.
For more information about downtown Baker City visit the local Main Street program's website www.bakercitydowntown.com or the Baker County Tourism website at www.basecampbaker.com
This week in 1976, the LAser GEOdynamic Satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. LAGEOS was the first spacecraft dedicated exclusively to high-precision laser ranging and provided the first opportunity to acquire laser-ranging data that were not degraded by errors originating in the satellite orbit or satellite array. Small deviations in the satellite's orbit were used to develop early models of Earth's gravitational field. With an aluminum shell and solid brass core weighing over 900 pounds, LAGEOS is a passive satellite with no power, communications or moving parts. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center was responsible for the design, development and launch of the satellite. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 2001, space shuttle Endeavour and STS-100 returned to Earth after a successful 11-day assembly mission to the International Space Station. The main objective of the mission was to deliver and install the Canadian-built Space Station Remote Manipulator System, or Canadarm2. In this photograph, NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski works on the station while anchored to Canadarm2. The first shuttle mission launched in April 1981, and for the next 30 years the program’s five spacecraft carried people into orbit repeatedly, launched, recovered and repaired satellites, conducted cutting-edge research and built the space station -- the largest structure in space. Today, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Payload Operations Integration Center serves as "science central" for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory's scientific experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
For more fun throwbacks, check out Marshall's History Album by clicking here.
After finally getting permission through a tie program's work zone, the four GE's throttle up to get their train back on the move towards Fort Madison.
INJURED EAGLE FLYING ONCE AGAIN
October 23rd, 2018
…thanks to help from some friends.
By: Larissa Smith, CWF Biologist
www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/2018/10/23/injured-eagle-...
10/18/2018 - Braveheart’s Big Day - It was touch and go for awhile, but after 8 weeks of intensive medical treatment and rehab at The Raptor Trust of NJ, Braveheart was banded early this morning in preparation for his release. Many thanks to the good folks at The Raptor Trust, NJDEP Endangered & Nongame Species Program, Conserve Wildlife Foundation NJ, and Jon Palombi for all their hard work. Braveheart was released this morning in Monmouth County. Go Braveheart!!!
NEW JERSEY 2017 BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR NJ’S EAGLES
by Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Endangered and Nongame Species Program has released the 2017 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report. In 2017, 178 eagle nests were monitored during the nesting season. Of these nests 153 were active (with eggs) and 25 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. One hundred and ninety young were fledged.
In 2017 the number of active nests was three more than in 2016, but the number young fledged decreased by 27 from a record high of 216 fledged in 2016. The productivity rate this season of 1.25 young/active nest is still above the required range of 0.0 to 1.1 for population maintenance. Productivity could be lower this season for many reasons including weather, predation and disturbance to the nesting area. In 2017 nest monitors reported several instances of “intruder” eagles at nests which did disrupt the nesting attempts of several pairs. One of these “eagle dramas” unfolded at the Duke Farms eagle cam watched by millions of people. An intruder female attempted to replace the current female. This harassment interrupted the pairs bonding and copulation and no eggs were laid.
This year’s report includes a section on Resightings of banded eagles. Resightings of NJ (green) banded eagles have increased over the years, as well as eagles seen in NJ that were banded in other states. These resightings are important, as they help us to understand eagle movements during the years between fledging and settling into a territory, as well as adult birds at a nest site.
For more info: www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/2017/12/06/new-jersey-201...
New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report | 2017 may be downloaded here: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/eglrpt17.pdf
I am Aiansueto Kita Chojin! I come from-
Wait, what?
Non-sweat pita bread?
What did he say??
-the deadli... My name is Aiansueto Kita Chojin! I have-
Iron sweater what?
What does it say in the program?
...programs rustling...
-destr... LISTEN! I have told you my name is Aiansueto Kita Chojin! From this-
Ian Sweetman?
I don't think its 'Sweetman'.
moment I-
The program says, "Tonight on Tuesday Night Fights, meet a deadly new Chojin from the North!"
No name?
Was that exclamation yours or the program's?
The program's.
I HAVE TOLD YOU MY NAME!!!
Yeah... that didn't really help.
💪M💪U💪S💪C💪L💪E💪
A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
M.U.S.C.L.E.
# 106
"Aiansueto Kita Chojin"
Painted by Paprika, thus losing all collectible value forever.
This week in 2013, the High-Energy Replicated Optics for Exploring the Sun, HEROES mission, a collaborative effort between NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and Goddard Space Flight Center, launched aboard the Columbia Scientific Balloon in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. An advanced version of NASA's High Energy Replicated Optics telescope, HEROES was designed to investigate the scale of high-energy processes in a pulsar wind nebula by mapping the angular vortex of hard X-ray emission; the acceleration and transport of energetic electrons in solar flares using hard X-ray imaging spectroscopy; the hard X-ray properties of astrophysical targets such as X-ray binaries and active galactic nuclei; and electron acceleration in the non-flaring solar corona by searching for the hard X-ray signature of energetic electrons. Here, the HEROES payload awaits launch as the Columbia helium balloon inflates. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1995, space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-70, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center following a successful eight-day mission. STS-70’s key objective was to deploy a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite – TDRS-G – while the remainder of the mission was spent performing a variety of experiments. Here, members of the Kennedy’s Payload Processing Team hoist TDRS-G into a work stand in the Vertical Processing Facility for mating with its Inertial Upper Stage, After testing and final checkout, TDRS-G and the stage were transported to Launch Pad 39B and installed into the Discovery’s payload bay. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This week in 2009, space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-119, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the 28th shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Discovery carried the S6 truss segment to the orbiting outpost. Here, astronaut Richard Arnold, STS-119 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first spacewalk during construction and maintenance of the station. During the six-hour, seven-minute spacewalk, Arnold and astronaut Steve Swanson connected bolts to permanently attach the S6 truss segment to S5. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center serves as "science central" for the International Space Station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory's science experiments. After 20 years of continuous human presence, the space station remains the sole space-based proving ground and stepping stone toward achieving the goals of the Artemis Program. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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Rose Parade 2017 in Pasadena, California
From The Mercury News: "Northwestern Mutual – “Waves of Hope”: In this playful animated entry, a day at the beach represents more than just catching a wave. Northwestern Mutual Foundation’s Childhood Cancer Program started a wave of giving in 2012, with the help of the company’s employees and financial representatives nationwide, by raising millions of dollars to fund childhood cancer research and family support. Through a partnership with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, the program’s wave helped support the research of Dr. Yael Mossé from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Mossé developed a breakthrough treatment for neuroblastoma which eventually helped Edie Gilger and her family, who are riding on the float. Edie was six months when she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, and is now 7 and in remission. The wave of giving continues with Steve Guinan, a Northwestern Mutual managing partner from Philadelphia, and cancer survivor, whose office recently directed $100,000 through the Northwestern Mutual Foundation to Dr. Mossé to continue her work to find cures for more children."