One Small Step
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
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.
Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Yellow] 72h 04′ 39″
Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 352 Points
Giulio Ciccone (LIT – 081) [Polka Dot] 88 points
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
Position: 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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