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Rockets 101: How to get to Mars! 🚀 #Shorts

By |2021-02-24T11:32:55-05:00February 24th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In February 2021, NASA lander the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover on the surface of the red planet, but have you thought about how it got there? Here's a YouTube #Shorts synopsis on how NASA was able to land another rover on Mars! Go Perseverance!!Originally posted on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@olhzn**************************************************************************************Connect with me here ➡ https://solo.to/olhznMEMBERS GET BONUS [...]

NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing! 🔴 Live

By |2021-02-18T17:07:36-05:00February 18th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Mars 2020 is a Mars rover mission by NASA's Mars Exploration Program that includes the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter drone. It was launched on 30 July 2020 at 11:50 UTC, and plans to touch down in Jezero crater on Mars on 18 February 2021.Perseverance will investigate an astrobiologically relevant ancient environment on Mars [...]

NASA SLS Core Stage Hot Fire Test 🔴 Live

By |2021-01-16T18:17:02-05:00January 16th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA will run a green run hot fire test on the core stage of their upcoming SLS Rocket!TIMESTAMPS0:00 Preshow5:07 Show Starts19:20 First attempt & hold01:46:50 TEST FIRE1:51:00 Anomaly discussions2:08:34 Show Ends#NAS #SLS #olhzlive❤❤ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FOR MEMBERS ❤❤➡️http://patreon.com/overlookhorizon➡️https://www.youtube.com/OLHZN/join**************************************************************To learn more about our weather balloon flights, Arduino based flight computer, APRS transmitter, RTTY radio transmitter, ham [...]

International Space Station LEGO Build 🔴 Live

By |2020-12-31T00:22:57-05:00December 31st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We're hanging out and building the LEGO version of the International Space Station. There won't be a whole lot of action, but come hang out and say hello to chat about space while we build!Buy this LEGO set here ➡️ https://amzn.to/37YDKRg#NASA #LEGO #ISS❤❤ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FOR MEMBERS ❤❤➡️http://patreon.com/overlookhorizon➡️https://www.youtube.com/OLHZN/joinTIMESTAMPS0:00 Preshow2:57 Show Starts9:57 Unboxing12:25 Phase 1: Vehicles32:32 [...]

Soyuz vs. Crew Dragon: Why does SpaceX take so long to dock with the ISS?

By |2020-11-17T09:09:21-05:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first two crewed mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule have taken between 19 and 30 hours to dock with the International Space Station, however, the Russian Soyuz capsule has demonstrated docking within just three hours. Why does it take so long for SpaceX to dock to the ISS and what goes into the [...]

How do NASA Astronauts Vote in Outer Space?

By |2020-11-03T10:53:40-05:00November 3rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA Astronauts that are on a long duration spaceflight during early voting and on election day will still need to vote. So how can a NASA astronaut floating 254 miles above the surface of the Earth vote from the International Space Station? Find out how in this bonus episode of Two Minute Tuesday!#NASA #Election2020 #olhzn2MTConnect [...]

Did an astronaut almost float away from the Space Shuttle?!

By |2020-11-03T08:04:09-05:00November 3rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On NASA Space Shuttle flight STS-41C, NASA astronaut George Nelson, had a close call while wearing NASA's Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) which was a self contained rocket pack that astronauts could wear on their EVA suit backpacks to perform untethered EVA spacewalks. While trying to retrieve a broken satellite, the astronaut and Mission Control struggled [...]

Apollo 12 Struck by Lightning – SCE to AUX

By |2020-10-20T09:00:06-04:00October 20th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Shortly after the launch of the Apollo 12 mission, lightning struck the Apollo Saturn V rocket causing major electrical malfunctions and panic amongst the astronauts and engineers, jeopardizing the mission. Fortunately, a steely eyed missile man named John Aaron was able to call out the famous SCE to AUX command allowing the on board astronauts [...]

What were the sparks under the Space Shuttle before launch?

By |2020-10-06T10:55:33-04:00October 6th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Before a Space Shuttle liftoff, showers of sparks are seen flying around under the Space Shuttle's three main RS-25 engines (SSME's). What are those sparklers for and do they ignite the engines?The sparks are emitted by pyrotechnic devices called technically Radial Outward Firing Igniters (ROFIs) and colloquially "sparklers".#TwoMinuteTuesday #olhzn2MT #SpaceShuttleConnect with me here ➡ https://solo.to/olhznMEMBERS [...]

SpaceX Splashdown Gets Unexpected Boaters Encroaching on DM-2 Recovery

By |2020-08-03T17:29:19-04:00August 3rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On August 2, 2020 the SpaceX Demo-2 mission concluded with a successful splashdown and recovery of their DM-2 Crew Dragon capsule with Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley onboard. At the recovery site, though, over 25 recreational boaters began encroaching into the recovery area where a Notice to Mariners had been issued. Although it appears [...]

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