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The Discovery space shuttleSTS-133 mission took off successfully from the Kennedy Space Center on her last mission in space, headed for the International Space Station to deliver the Leonardo multipurpose module and an ExPress Logistic Carrier.
The crew of the Discovery STS-133 mission are Steven W. Lindsey, commander, Eric A. Boe, pilot, and mission specialists Benjamin Alvin Drew Jr., Stephen B. Bowen, Michael R. Barratt, Nicole P. Stott. Also Robonaut 2, a multipurpose robot that will be used to conduct repairs to the space station and other tasks, will be carried to the ISS by the Discovery.
The Discovery will also conduct a test of SpaceX's DragonEye flash sensor which is slated to be used by commercial Dragon space craft to approach and dock with the ISS during their missions to the space station, hopefully later this decade.
Stephen Bowen and Alvin Drew will conduct two space walks to install enhancements to the ISS.
Discovery STS-133 was originally slated for launch last September. But numerous technical glitches pushed back the last flight of the space shuttle Discovery to late February.
The Discovery orbiter was the third of NASA's space shuttle fleet, having been delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in November of 1983. Discovery's first flight, STS 41-D, was launched on August 30th, 1984, and deployed three communications satellites from the shuttle payload bay.
Discovery was also the space shuttle that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope during the flight of STS-31 in April, 1990, and performed the second and third Hubble servicing missions, on STS-82 in February, 1997 and on STS-103 in December, 1999 respectively. Discovery also launched the Ulysses solar polar orbiter on the mission of STS-41 in October, 1990.
Discovery has carried numerous satellites beyond the Earth, carried experiments, and has made supply and module runs to the International Space Station during her long career.
Discovery also had the honor of being the first space shuttle to fly after disaster struck her sister space shuttle orbiters, STS-26 in 1988 after the Challenger disaster and STS 114 in July, 2005 after the destruction of the Columbia.
Discovery was named after two sailing ships, one piloted by Henry Hudson in his search for the Northwest Passage in the 16th Century then other by James Cook in his exploration of the Pacific in the 18th Century.
After her mission, Discovery will be placed on permanent display at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center just outside Washington DC, replacing the Enterprise drop test article.
Solar spectrum taken 2003-03-17 with spectrograph through 6" refractor at Ryerson Observatory, University of Chicago.
Cloudy skies in Minneapolis occluded the 2017 solar eclipse, but this turned out to be a boon for me. Instead of viewing the event through a shadow box or a clunky pair of glasses, the clouds provided a good filter. Unfortunately, it also made the event very monochromatic. Adobe Lightroom and I enhanced the background colors to make it look more interesting.
Interior image of the house built by students from Kentucky/Indiana: University of Louisville, Ball State University and University of Kentucky to compete in Solar Decathlon 2013 in Irvine, Calif. at the Orange County Great Park. . Credit: Jason Flakes (Nomoi)/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
THE RECEIVER TROUGHS ARE TURNED DOWN DURING INSTALLATION OF CABLES FOR THE INVENTOR.
THE BDM CORPORATION IS INSTALLING A 50-KW SYSTEM ON THEIR NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE SYSTEM WILL SUPPLY AT LEAST 20% OF THE BUILDING ELECTRICAL LOAD. THE COLLECTORS WILL BE SOLAR KINETIC'S ONE-AXIS TRACKING REFLECTIVE TROUGH, THERMAL COLLECTORS MODIFIED TO ACCEPT A SILICON-CELL ASSEMBLY RECEIVER.
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New solar carport at my parents house. 4.5kw
Tucson, Az.
Tectonicus Constructs
R+R Steel Fabrication
The Solar Store
The project is a 4.5 kw solar array and carport, combining the two functions in one. There was a need for three covered parking spaces as protection from the harsh summer heat. Simply placing the panels on the roof would also have caused complications with roof maintenance over the years. With the combined solution, we chose the Sanyo PV panels, which are translucent, providing a beautiful pattern, and filtered light below. The main structure was welded in a metal shop, and lifted into place, with the secondary structure welded on after. This process was the fastest, and by far most precise way of assemblage. The whole project was constructed and wired in two weeks, minus painting and tree trimming.
Solar panels at Kramer Junction reflecting on the surface of the desert floor. Taken from about 40-feet up.
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Day 3, October 1, 2013. This photo is of rails at the other end of the upper main roof. Some of the solar panels to be installed here will be on micro inverters (small boxes attached to the rails).
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All throughout the highways, especially in the drier parts of the desert, they have emergency phones/call boxes that are powered by a small little solar panel. I just thought it was cool.
The last sunflower was set in motion in Tin Ujević elementary school in Zagreb.
Founded by Hrvatski Telekom and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the HRK 400,000 project "Solar Sunflowers" is intended to educate school children about renewable energy sources through the installation of ten small solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.
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The last sunflower was set in motion in Tin Ujević elementary school in Zagreb.
Founded by Hrvatski Telekom and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the HRK 400,000 project "Solar Sunflowers" is intended to educate school children about renewable energy sources through the installation of ten small solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.
More information about the Solar Sunflowers project
Learn more about Energy and Environment in Europe and Central Asia
Corn made in the Carshade Solar Cooker. The unshuked one tasted slightly better but they were both delicious and perfectly done.
Everybody said that it was the best corn ever.
Guest performers, student dance groups, and DJs perform at this year's Solarity event at Oberlin College.
Photo by Yevhen Gulenko
This picture was taken during the summer of 1999, from northern France.
From my viewpoint, the totality lasted 2mns and 2s.