Virgin Galactic announces another human-tended science flight
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Virgin Galactic announces another human-tended science flight
From Ars Technica:
"Virgin Galactic announced a new contract Thursday for human-tended research aboard its suborbital spacecraft, VSS Unity. The company said that Kellie Gerardi, a researcher and science communicator, would conduct two experiments during an upcoming flight that could happen as early as 2022."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06 ... ce-flight/
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"Virgin Galactic announced a new contract Thursday for human-tended research aboard its suborbital spacecraft, VSS Unity. The company said that Kellie Gerardi, a researcher and science communicator, would conduct two experiments during an upcoming flight that could happen as early as 2022."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06 ... ce-flight/
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Re: Virgin Galactic announces another human-tended science flight
Thanks Stephen - very interesting.
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50
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