The 18th annual Moon Buggy Races took place April 1-2 2011 here in Huntsville Alabama at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Sponsored by companies such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman Group and Jacobs ESTS Group, teams come from all over the world to test their skills. The teams that participate with their passion and determination speak well for the future as many of them will probably go on to make history and shape our world. Eighty-four teams came together from many different Countries to learn … (20 comments)
events: Nineteen Years Ago We Experienced A Supermoon
- 03/19/11 06:09 PM
Nineteen Years Ago We Experienced A Supermoon This is the night of the Supermoon, and the last time it happened was in 1992. This is when the moon's orbit brings it closest to earth. Tonight the moon will come within 221,575 miles of earth, it's perigee. It also happens that earlier this month on March 6th the moon was at it's apogee, the farthest point from the earth at 252,639 miles. Along with the spectacle in the sky of the full moon as always come higher tides lasting for a few days and because of the unusual closeness of the moon high … (28 comments)
Are you crazy for rockets??? Then mark your calendar for February 26, 2011 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. With a place known as the Rocket City you would expect a rocket day where children five years and older can test their skills at building and launching their very own rocket. This event helps to celebrate National Engineering Week with a little help from the Boeing Company. Build your own rocket at home and bring it to the event to launch. Go to the Sci-Quest website for instructions and more information about the event or phone: (256) 837-0606
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