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One Small Step

Apollo 11

Apollo 11

Commander:

Neil A. Armstrong

Pilot: Columbia Command Module

Michael Collins, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF

Pilot: Eagle Lunar Module

Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr., Colonel, USAF

Launched: 16 July 1969 UT 13:32:00 (08:32:00 CDT)

Landed on Moon: 20 July 1969 UT 20:17:40 (15:17:40 CDT)

Landing Site: Mare Tranquillitatis – Sea of Tranquility (0.67 N, 23.47 E)

Returned to Earth: 24 July 1969 UT 16:50:35 (11:50:35 CDT)

It has been fifty-four years since a human first set foot on another natural body in the solar system. We are finally making steps toward doing it again.

July 20, 2023   3 Comments

Le Tour 2023 – Stage 18

Tour de France Moûtiers > Bourg-en-Bresse

Distance: 184.9 kilometers.

This is a Flat stage with two climbs and a group sprint finish.

  • Côte de Chambéry-le-Haut 61.2 km (Cat 4: 1.6km @ 4.1%)
  • Côte de Boissieu 105.2 km (Cat 4: 2.4km @ 4.7%)

The intermediate sprint is 132.9 km from the start at Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey.

Yellow Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Yellow] 72h 04′ 39″
Green Jersey Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 352 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Giulio Ciccone (LIT – 081) [Polka Dot] 88 points
White Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 + 00h 07′ 35″

Stage winner: Kasper Asgreen (SOQ – 052)
Combative: Victor Campenaerts (LOD – 182) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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Tropical Storm Don – Day 7

Tropical Storm DonPosition: 34.8N 44.7W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb.

Currently about 1005 miles [1620 km] West of the Azores.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

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