Russian Soyuz To Bring Iss Crew Back To Earth On September 11

Three group members of the Large-scale Arrange Column (ISS) will pick back to Rummage aboard Russia's Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft on September 11, a Russian mission control center lecturer whispered Wednesday. The spacecraft will disappointment Roscosmos cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin and NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy, who stylish at the ISS in Vagabond.

"The undocking of the Soyuz-TMA-08M from the ISS is regular for 3:34 Moscow time on September 11 ["GMT 23:34, September 10"]. The landing shot as well as two cosmonauts and one astronaut is due to run into the ground ensuing in the day, at 6:59 Moscow time ["2:59 GMT"], in Kazakhstan,"

After the tour, the ISS group will force to Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, and astronauts Karen Nyberg of NASA and Luca Parmitano of the European Arrange Last word.

They will be combined by Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazansky and NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, who will racket off for the station in a Soyuz-TMA10M spacecraft at 00:58 Moscow time on September 26 (GMT 20:58, SEPTEMBER 25).

Credit: RIA Novosti

The Las Vegas Ufo Crash April 18 1962

A fascinating and still unsolved UFO case that I posted on ATS...

CASE SUMMARY: On the night of April 18, 1962 there was a mass sighting of a Very bright and strange UFO that flew over more than ten states and was seen in the sky by thousands of people as it made it's way across North America. The unidentified flying object was first noticed by witnesses in Oneida and Cuba New York and was heading in a westerly direction. Air Defense Command was alerted by NORAD who was tracking the object for 32 minutes on radar as it moved west and Jet fighters from at least two locations were scrambled to investigate. Sighting reports from witnesses who saw the object in Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California evidently confirmed the UFO had indeed traveled towards the west coast.

In Eureka, Utah witnesses reported the bright UFO triggered photocells causing street lights to shut off and some observers claimed the object "arched over" and crashed just west of town which caused a service disruption at a nearby power plant. A local sheriff said he saw the lights of retail stores go out or became dark as if there was a power outage and according to reports the Air Force later admitted there was a problem at the power plant while something "mysterious", possibly a meteor had landed. Search parties under the watchful eye of the military attempted to locate any remains of the object but nothing was found and interestingly some witnesses said the UFO didn't crash and claimed they saw it land and take off again.

Exactly what happened in Utah is unknown but the object was seen as far west as Reno, Nevada and California and sighting reports from there now claimed the object was traveling from the west towards the east. Apparently the UFO had changed direction and then turned south towards Las Vegas and eventually disappeared from Nellis AFB radar at 10,000 feet over the Mesquite Range of Nevada where it reportedly exploded.

Link - http://www.abovetopsecret.com

UFO - Eureka, Utah & Nellis Air Force Base

Cash Strapped Alien Scientists And Seticon

Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. Here's today's news:

g STARS - Pioneering observations with the National Science Foundation's giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have given astronomers a new tool for mapping large cosmic structures. The new tool promises to provide valuable clues about the nature of the mysterious "dark energy" believed to constitute nearly three-fourths of the mass and energy of the universe. See article.

g ABODES - The thermosphere, the layer of Earth's atmosphere that meets space, recently collapsed and is now rebounding again... and we don't know why. The thermosphere is important because it shields us from the Sun's extreme ultraviolet photons. See article.

g LIFE - New research has identified the stem cells that generate three critical classes of nerve cells - olfactory receptors (ORNs), vomeronasal (VRNs) and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons - that are responsible for enabling animals and humans, to eat, interact socially and reproduce. See article.

g MESSAGE - We know that the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is often strapped for cash. But what if the aliens out there trying to reach us, rather than being far superior technologically and beaming signals in all directions, are actually starving scientists, too? See article.

g COSMICUS - Veteran space industry observers say the manned space program is in deeper trouble and greater turmoil than at any time since the U.S. landed men on the moon more than 40 years ago. See article.

g LEARNING - SETIcon, "the first-ever public convention focused on the search for life in the universe in science fact and science fiction," will take place Aug. 13-15 in Santa Clara, Calif. See article.

g IMAGINING - Here's a neat site that examines aliens in science fiction films. While short on studying the evolution of those aliens, it does discuss how these villainous creatures are a manifestation of our own fears, a nice take on the anthropomorphic bias most people possess regarding alien life.

g AFTERMATH - Book alert: Here's an interesting book for some astrobiological reading: "After Contact: The Human Response to Extraterrestrial Life" by Albert A. Harrison. See review.

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