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28-05-2025
- General
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Bernardston Elementary celebrates planting of NASA ‘Moon Tree' with former astronaut
BERNARDSTON — Bernardston Elementary School students and staff can now say they have a little piece of space in their schoolyard. On Tuesday, elementary school staff and students, accompanied by special guest and former NASA astronaut Catherine 'Cady' Coleman, celebrated the planting of an official NASA Artemis 'Moon Tree.' The Moon Tree initiative, an official partnership between NASA's Office of STEM Engagement and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Services, is a nod to the 1971 Apollo 14 mission, in which astronaut Stuart Roosa and a former U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Services smokejumper carried tree seeds into orbit. Upon return to Earth, those seeds were grown into seedlings and eventually distributed to national monuments and dignitaries around the world. Now, what the NASA website describes as a 'new generation' of Moon Trees — five species of tree seeds that traveled aboard the Orion spacecraft in 2022 before returning to Earth — are being planted in their new homes at K-through-12 schools, museums and universities across the country. It wasn't just a matter of signing up, however. The NASA Moon Tree program requires a competitive application process and received more than 1,000 submissions. Bernardston's application was spearheaded by one of its own students. 'I wanted a tree that would be here for generations,' said Amy VanDoren, formerly a sixth grade student at the school, in a statement. She's now a seventh grader at Pioneer Valley Regional School. 'It's not just a tree. It's a story we get to be a part of.' The tree that Bernardston Elementary School received is a sweetgum, which, when matured, can grow to be over 100 feet tall, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Services. The NASA's national STEM initiative aims to introduce youth to the importance of conservation and the wonders of space. To further that purpose, the school welcomed Coleman as a guest speaker. Coleman has Massachusetts ties, having received her doctorate in polymer science and engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1971. She joined the NASA astronaut corps in 1992 and, according to NASA's website, logged more than 4,330 hours in space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia and the International Space Station. 'Never give up on your education. Make sure to take care of your future self. There's no such thing as wasted time,' Coleman said in an interview with The Republican in 2020. The public can visit Bernardston Elementary School's Moon Tree on the school grounds at 37 School Road, anytime outside of school hours. Read the original article on MassLive.
South China Morning Post
23-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Rolex celebrates GMT-Master 70th anniversary with exhibition
It may take years for Rolex to create a new watch model, but when it does, rest assured that it will be part of the crown's stable for decades to come, as in the case of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Advertisement From May 26 to June 8, the storied timepiece will be the focus of an exhibition at Freespace, in the West Kowloon Cultural District . Titled 'Time Zone to Time Zone', the show invites visitors to explore the legacy of a watch that has transcended its aviation roots to become a symbol of prestige as much, if not more, as its air-faring forebear. Stuart Roosa's GMT-Master pictured during the Apollo 14 mission in 1971, accompanied by a message from the astronaut. Photo: Rolex Born in 1955, the GMT-Master was Rolex's answer to a new era of travel. As jetliners shrank the world and passengers crossed multiple time zones in hours, the need for a reliable, easy-to-read second time zone became paramount. The GMT-Master's signature two-colour 24-hour bezel and an additional hour hand allowed wearers to track home time and local time simultaneously – a breakthrough that quickly popularised the watch among pilots, explorers and travellers alike. There's plenty to keep both ardent Rolex collectors and casual watch enthusiasts engaged, from a showcase of key milestones in the evolution of the GMT-Master and its successor, the GMT-Master II , to a curated selection of vintage models preserved by Rolex's Heritage Department, highlighting the watch's technical innovations and design refinements over seven decades. From the original Plexiglas bezel to the modern ceramic variants, and from the early calibre 1036 movement to today's calibre 3285, the GMT-Master's evolution mirrors that of Rolex, and the wider watch world's, in terms of precision and durability. The Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II was introduced in 1982 with an independently adjustable hour hand. Photo: Rolex Then there are the leaps in craftsmanship such as the watch's luminescent Chromalight display, which was enhanced in 2021 for superior legibility, and the return of the Jubilee bracelet in 2018. The GMT-Master II's independently adjustable hour hand, introduced in 1982, also marked a pivotal moment, allowing travellers to adjust local time without stopping the watch – a feature that has cemented its status as the ultimate tool watch.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Live 4K video from space! See 24/7 views of Earth from the ISS via Sen cameras
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Click play, go full-screen, lean back and enjoy. That's how easy it is now to get lost in the absolutely stunning scape that is our planet Earth from space as it streams live before your eyes. Sen, a company based in London, provides views of Earth from orbit, with the hopes of making an experience usually reserved for astronauts a little more accessible to the rest of humanity. It's live video of Earth from space, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The overview effect is a phenomenon known to occur for those lucky enough to travel beyond the bounds of our gravity well, in which the view of our planet from space changes one's perception of his or home planet and humanity. Apollo 14 astronaut Ed Mitchell described it as "an instant global consciousness," accompanied with "an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world and a compulsion to do something about it." Sen launched three Ultra High Definition 4k cameras to the ISS on SpaceX's CRS-30 cargo mission to the space station in March 2024. The trio, collectively called SpaceTV-1, are mounted to the Bartolomeo platform on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Columbus module to create three unique views of Earth and the space station. One camera is oriented to capture the long curve of Earth's horizon, and the repeatedly rising and setting sun is visible as the ISS completes another orbit every 90 minutes. Another focuses directly on Earth below, showing a stretch about 155 miles (250 kilometers) across. The third camera looks at the space station's forward docking port, connected to the the Harmony module, and any visiting spacecraft that are docked there. Sen's vision is to democratize space using video to inform, educate, inspire and benefit all humanity. To do this, the company is streaming real-time videos from space to billions of people, gathering news and information about Earth and space and making it universally accessible and useful. Sen is a data business using its own micro satellites and hosted cameras to stream real-time videos and information about Earth direct to individuals, creating a unique dataset for all humanity, empowering people and inspiring global change. Sen's vision is a humanitarian one — to help raise awareness about planetary changes and to support those directly affected by events on Earth, and to help inform people about the reality of our existence in space. Sen will give people videos of Earth, other worlds and space. Augmented Reality will be used to overlay the story-telling power of video with additional information, providing multi-world data and unique new perspectives for humanity. Sen provides its streams from space for free. You can download Sen's mobile app or watch the company's stream directly on or its YouTube channel.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
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100th person to fly only a suborbital spaceflight
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched its 11th human spaceflight, the company's first to include only women aboard. Based on the seat assignments provided by the company, one of the six newly qualified astronauts has now become the 100th person in history to fly only a suborbital trajectory to space and back. The photo captures the moment that former NASA aerospace engineer-turned-entrepreneur Aisha Bowe stepped out of Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule, having completed the 10-minute trip into space and back. She held out her arms in celebration. Flying alongside five other women, including pop star Katy Perry and TV morning show host Gayle King, Bowe soared past the Karman line, the boundary at 62 miles (100 kilometers) that is internationally recognized as the demarcation between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. Bowe and her crewmates landed in West Texas, not far from where they took off from Blue Origin's Launch Site One, located near the town of Van Horn. The booster that lofted the New Shepard crew capsule into space also returned to the same site, re-igniting its engine and landing on extended legs to be reused again. The namesake for Blue Origin's New Shepard launch system, Alan Shepard, was the first American in space and the first person to complete a suborbital spaceflight. His May 5, 1961 Mercury-Redstone 3 launch aboard the Freedom 7 capsule ended in a splashdown in The Bahamas, from where Bowe's family originates. Shepard later walked on the moon on Apollo 14, so is not included in the 100-person count, but included among Bowe's ranks are X-15 and SpaceShipOne rocket plane pilots and the people who earlier flew on Blue Origin's and Virgin Galactic's space tourism and suborbital science-dedicated flights. You can read more about Bowe's NS-31 mission and the items that she and her crewmates chose to fly as souvenirs of their journey. You can also read and watch the crew's reaction immediately after returning to Earth.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Yahoo
KRQE Newsfeed: CYFD plan, Officer mistrial, Warming temperatures, City mourning, Moon tree
Sam Bregman announces campaign for governor of New Mexico ABQ café opens dinner service for first time since COVID-19 Man accused of murdering his family in Tijeras found incompetent to stand trial Poll: Which local artists do New Mexicans read most? ABQ BioPark works to restore Mexican gray wolf population with new facility Albuquerque woman pleads guilty to child abuse charges The U.S. and China are locked in a faceoff over tariffs. No one wants to blink first [1] CYFD Secretary acknowledges department's shortcomings – The woman who took over CYFD is explaining how she plans to address the problems the agency is facing. Lawmakers unleashed on CYFD Secretary Teresa Casados this session over the deaths of children. Casados said she believes the solutions start with prevention, which is why she bolstered support for families struggling with situations that could lead to abuse or neglect. CYFD has added four family resource centers around the state. Lawmakers passed a bill which would create another office to oversee CYFD. [2] Mistrial declared against former Albuquerque police officer – For the second time in a year, a judge has declared a mistrial for former APD officer Kenneth Skeens. The officer is charged with false imprisonment after dragging a disabled man, Matthew McManus, out of the Coors Target. Skeens testified in his own defense during the trial and claimed Target employees told him to trespass McManus. Jurors failed to agree on a verdict Wednesday afternoon, telling the judge that more time would not help. The New Mexico Department of Justice has two weeks to evaluate whether to prosecute Skeens for a third time. [3] Warm temperatures in western New Mexico and slightly cooler to the east – A cold front briefly cools off eastern New Mexico Thursday. The front will bring in slightly cooler temperatures to eastern New Mexico Thursday, while the western half of the state will continue to see warmer temperatures. Temperatures will start warming again Friday and even hotter weather moves in Saturday with widespread record breaking highs. Temperatures will climb up to near 90° in the Albuquerque Metro with highs in the mid and upper 90s in southern parts of the state [4] Community mourns death of Cleveland High School student – At the end of March, Owen Pagano passed away after a drowning accident on a fishing trip to Cochiti Lake. Pagano attended Cleveland High School and was on the JV baseball team last year. At a gathering Wednesday night, his family and friends said he was a light who was constantly smiling and cracking jokes. [5] Moon Tree at New Mexico museum soon to be unveiled to public – A Las Cruces museum is set to unveil a new scientific resource to the public. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum says its 'Moon Tree' started as one of the hundreds of seeds that went on NASA's Artemis I mission in 2022, where they orbited the moon. It was a nod to the first moon tree project aboard Apollo 14. The museum was just one of the places across the country to receive one of these moon trees last year. The Moon Tree will be unveiled to the public on April 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
