Origin of the Moon's 'mascons' mystery May 30, 2013; A tale of adventure, excitement, suspense and tragedy A tale of courage and patience to overcome obstacles and failure A tale of fantastic accomplishment, and debilitating lossThe Soviet Robotic Lunar & Planetary Exploration Program Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. and Mikhail Ya. Marov, a narrative,

Venera 5 and 6 follow up in May 1969 – both cease at 27 bar, 18 kmNew &

Komsomolskaya Pravda (Russian: Комсомо́льская пра́вда; lit. "Komsomol Truth") is a daily Russian tabloid^[1]newspaper, founded on 13 March 1925. It is published by "Izdatelsky Dom Komsomolskaya Pravda" (Komsomolskaya Pravda Publishing House).http://www.boris-lux.de/04_types/61_lv/sp_ru/14_zen/spze.php

Lunar Mascons - Tikalon Blog by Dev Gualtieri

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Jun 26, 2013 - The GRAIL lunar gravity mapping was done by a team with ... Origin ofLunar Mascon Basins," Science, Published Online May 30, 2013, DOI: 10.1126/science.1235768. NASA's GRAIL Mission Solves Mystery of Moon's Surface Gravity, ... moon's mysteries," Purdue University Press Release, May 30, 2013.

NASA mission solves mystery of moon's uneven gravity

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May 31, 2013 - Greenbelt, Md. (UPI) May 30, 2013 NASA says its Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission uncovered the origin of massive regions inside the mo. ... "GRAIL data confirm that lunar mascons were generated when large asteroids ... Barcelona Moon Team (BMT) · Lunar CATALYST · Source of 'Moon ...

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Sputnik 4

NSSDC/COSPAR ID: 1960-005A

Description

This spacecraft, the first of a series of spacecraft used to investigate the means for manned space flight, contained scientific instruments, a television system, and a self-sustaining biological cabin with a dummy of a man. The spacecraft was designed to study the operation of the life support system and the stresses of flight. The spacecraft radioed both extensive telemetry and prerecorded voice communications. After four days of flight, the reentry cabin was separated from its service module and retrorockets were fired, but because of an incorrect attitude the spacecraft did not reenter the atmosphere.

Alternate Names

• 00034

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1960-05-15
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 1st Generation Upper Stage
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 1477.0 kg

Funding Agency

• Unknown (U.S.S.R)

Disciplines

• Engineering
• Life Science

Additional Information

• Launch/Orbital information for Sputnik 4

• Experiments on Sputnik 4
• Data collections from Sputnik 4

Questions or comments about this spacecraft can be directed to:Coordinated Request and User Support Office.

 

Selected References

Wasson, J. T., Radioactivity in Sputnik fragment, J. Geophys. Res., 69, No. 11, 2223-2230, June 1964.

Lewis, C., Soviet Sputnik IV re-entry try fails, Space Technol., 3, No. 3, 14, July 1960.

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1966 - 1969 Success at the Moon and Venus, but 1969 - 1976 Robotic ca·price

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noun

1. 1.

   a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.

   "her caprices had made his life impossible"

   synonyms:

   whim, whimsy, vagary, fancy, fad, quirk, eccentricity, foible More

2. 2.

   MUSIC

   another term for capriccio.

Achievements in the Shadow of Apollo

New 5800kg Robotic Lunar Rovers and Sample Return Spacecraft

 demanding goal - soft landing

Comprehensive science objectives defined

1969 campaign to get atm & ephemeris data

Upstage Mariner 69 flybys and 71 orbiters

New heavy design for Proton launch

3yr new development challenge

Diverted by rush to succeed at Venus in ‘67

Lunar spacecraft based design fails

13 month for redesign…

3574 kg Orbiter with 280 kg Probe

Probe to be deployed from orbit

Probe deleted late: mass & test problems

Replaced with orbital module

Both Protons explodedVenera 5 and 6 follow up in May 1969 – both cease at 27 bar, 18 kmNew & demanding goal - soft landing

Comprehensive science objectives defined

1969 campaign to get atm & ephemeris data

Upstage Mariner 69 flybys and 71 orbiters

New heavy design for Proton launch

3yr new development challenge

Diverted by rush to succeed at Venus in ‘67

Lunar spacecraft based design fails

13 month for redesign…

3574 kg Orbiter with 280 kg Probe

Probe to be deployed from orbit

Probe deleted late: mass & test problems

Replaced with orbital module

Both Protons exploded

Third stage on March 27, 1969

Booster on April 2, 1969

Missions virtually unknown in West…

1966 - 1969 Success at the Moon and Venus, but Mars el

Third stage on March 27, 1969

Booster on April 2, 1969

Missions virtually unknown in West…

1966 - 1969 Success at the Moon and Venus, but Mars el

Luna 1 January 2, 1959
1st s/c to leave Earth
missed lunar impact
1st lunar flyby Jan 4, 1959
Luna 3 circumlunar flyby
1st farside picture
Oct 7, 1959



Luna 2 1st lunar impactor
Sept 14, 1959



1960 - 1961 The Age of Robotic Planetary Exploration Opens
October 10 & 14 1960
2 Mars flyby launch failures
Maiden flight of the Molniya
February 1961
2 Venus impactor launches
1 success on Feb 12, 1961,
but Venera 1 fails 5 days later
The first launches to Mars and Venus



1962 The New 2MV Planetary Spacecraft
Modular design for both Venus & Mars and for both flyby and probe missions



Five of six victimized by the launch vehicle
- 2 Venus probes, 1 Venus flyby
- 1 Mars probe (US attack scare), 1 Mars flyby
Mars 1 flyby vehicle successfully launched
- ACS problems, fails after 5 months
- while the US Mariner 2 succeeds at Venus
Mars 1 launched Nov 21, 1962
Lost inflight March 21, 1963
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"A tale of adventure, excitement,1963 - 1965 Three More Years of Frustration

A new 1500 kg spacecraft for lunar soft landing
transport module plus landing capsule suspense and tragedy



Eleven failed missions in 1963 – 1965!



Six due to launch vehicle failures
Luna 4 - navigation failed, missed the Moon
Luna 5 – guidance failed, crashed
Luna 6 – mid-course failed, missed the Moon
Luna 7 – attitude control & retro failed, crashed
Luna 8 – air bag puncture & retro failed, crashed
Air-bag landing scheme



Back to Mars and Venus with a new planetary spacecraft - the 3MV



Zond 3 Mars s/c & lunar farside picture
Nov 11, 1963 – Test flight launch to Mars distance fails
Feb 19, 1964 – Test flight launch to Venus distance fails
Mar 27, 1964 – Venus probe launch fails
April 2, 1964 – Zond 1 Venus probe, lost May 25, 1964 due to slow leak
Nov 30, 1964 – Zond 2 Mars flyby, lost May 5, 1965 after multiple problems
July 18, 1965 – Zond 3 Mars test succeeds at the Moon, survives for 8 mo., 150M km
Nov 12, 1965 – Venera 2 Venus flyby, thermal problems, failed to return flyby data
Nov 16, 1965 – Venera 3 Venus probe, thermal problems, lost 17 days before arrival
Nov 23, 1965 – Venera flyby launch failsLuna 9 - The first lunar soft lander, Feb 3, 1966
Luna 13 – Dec 24, 1966
1966 - 1969 Success at the Moon and Venus, but M

Team solves the origin of the Moon's 'mascons' mystery

May 30, 2013

A tale of courage and patience to overcome obstacles and failure
A tale of fantastic accomplishment, and debilitating los"

Expanded Universe (Heinlein)

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Expanded Universe

First Edition cover for Expanded Universe
Author	Robert A. Heinlein
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	1980
Media type	Print (Hardcover &Paperback)

Expanded Universe is a 1980 collection of stories and essays by Robert A. Heinlein.^[1] In full, its title is Expanded Universe, The New Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein. The trade paperback 1981 edition lists the subtitle under other Heinlein books as More Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein because the contents subsume the 1966 Ace Books collection,The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein. The current volume is dedicated to William Targ.

The book collects many short stories and essays, with a foreword for each. They are:

• "Life-Line" (*)
• "Successful Operation"
• "Blowups Happen" (*)
• "Solution Unsatisfactory" (*)
• "The Last Days of the United States"
• "How to Be a Survivor"
• "Pie from the Sky"
• "They Do It with Mirrors"
• "Free Men" (*)
• "No Bands Playing, No Flags Flying"
• "A Bathroom of Her Own"
• "On the Slopes of Vesuvius"
• "Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon"
• "Pandora's Box" (*)
• "Where To?" (1950, 1965, 1980)
• "Cliff and the Calories"
• "Ray Guns and Rocket Ships"
• "The Third Millennium Opens"
• "Who Are the Heirs of Patrick Henry?"
• "Pravda Means Truth"
• "Inside Intourist"
• "Searchlight" (*)
• "The Pragmatics of Patriotism"
• "Paul Dirac, Antimatter, and You"
• "Larger than Life", a memoir in tribute to E. E. "Doc" Smith
• "Spinoff"
• "The Happy Days Ahead"

The six items marked with (*) appeared in The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein.

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ Don D'Ammassa (2005). Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Infobase Publishing. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-8160-5924-9.

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ref/pdf Robotic Lunar & Planetary Exploration Projram Wesley T. Huntress and Mikhail Ya. Marov

Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole

Propping up Assad | Opinion , Editorial | THE DAILY STAR

Propping up Assad | Opinion , Editorial | THE DAILY STAR

Summary

In contrast, Russia and Iran have mounted a fierce verbal resistance to the same scenario in Syria, not out of concern for the Syrian people, but because their only goal is to see the West recognize Syrian President Bashar Assad as a "partner" in the fight against ISIS.

The only certainty is that if international law and national sovereignty are violated in Syria in such a way that serves the interest of Moscow and Tehran, they will waste no time applauding the effort, even if it means more suffering for the Syrian people.

Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Editorial/2014/Sep-15/270655-propping-up-assad.ashx#ixzz3DOwU3Mr9
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New Research Reveals Civilization Is Older Than Previously Thought

New research reveals civilization is older than previously thought

• Younger Dryas
• University of California Santa Barbara
• Natawidjaja
• Gunung Padang Megalithic Site

Read more: http://www.disclose.tv/news/New_research_reveals_civilization_is_older_than_previously_thought/108544#ixzz3DOv8qstY

Remembering the 'Lion of Panjshir' - Features - Al Jazeera English

Remembering the 'Lion of Panjshir' - Features - Al Jazeera English

Remembering the 'Lion of Panjshir'

Ahmad Shah Massoud, who brazenly fought the Soviet Red Army and Taliban, is now regarded as a national hero by Afghans. Ali M Latifi and Qais Azimy Last Modified: 09 Sep 2012 16:28 Kabul, Afghanistan - A week-long commemoration is underway in Afghanistan marking the life of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the Tajik guerrilla leader who led a poorly equipped force that helped humble a superpower. Known as the "Lion of Panjshir" due to his fierce resistance to Soviet attacks, Massoud was killed 11 years ago on September 9 by al-Qaeda assassins posing as journalists.  In his mid-20s when Red Army marched into Afghanistan, Massoud organised resistance from the northern Panjshir Valley, and relentlessly attacked the Soviets' vital supply line along the Salang Pass.  He quickly became a thorn in the Russians' side, and they retaliated with large-scale offensives. But his outnumbered and outgunned fighters repeatedly repulsed the onslaughts.    After helping defeat the Soviets, Massoud fought against the Taliban and al-Qaeda as the leader of the Northern Alliance, cementing his reputation as a deft military strategist.  Today, his image inundates the Afghan capital: A billboard atop a mountain overlooks Kabul, in a square at one of its busiest intersections, and a giant portrait graces the exterior of Kabul airport's arrivals terminal. Countless Massoud photographs are found in the cars, homes and businesses of the city's residents.  President Hamid Karzai has deemed Massoud a "national hero of Afghanistan", and the anniversary of his death has become known as "Martyr's Week". Omar Samad, an Afghanistan expert at the US Institute of Peace, said the pervasiveness of Massoud's image is in contradiction to the humility he exhibited in life.  "Ironically, as a modest person ... he did not like to be called a 'hero' or even have his pictures displayed," Samad told Al Jazeera.  Not a saint Massoud's heroic status, however, is as much a government orchestration as it is popular sentiment, and rivals challenge his reputation as Afghanistan's best-known mujahidin fighter.

Assad Means Lion & USA Will Bomb Syria - Morris [Video]

Assad Means Lion & USA Will Bomb Syria - Morris [Video]

1. Born: September 11, 1965 (age 49), Damascus, Syria

Bashar al-Assad

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Bashar al-Assad بشار حافظ الأسد
President of Syria
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 July 2000
Prime Minister	See list[show]
Vice President	See list[show]
Preceded by	Abdul Halim Khaddam (Acting)
Regional Secretary of the Regional Commandof the Syrian Regional Branch
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 June 2000
Deputy	See list[show]
Leader	Abdullah al-Ahmar
Preceded by	Hafez al-Assad
Member of the Regional Command of theSyrian Regional Branch
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 June 2000
Personal details
Born	Bashar Hafez al-Assad 11 September 1965 (age 49) Damascus, Syria
Political party	Syrian Regional Branch of theArab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Other political affiliations	National Progressive Front
Spouse(s)	Asma al-Akhras
Children	Hafez Zein Karim
Alma mater	Damascus University
Profession	Ophthalmologist Politician
Religion	Alawi Islam
Website	The President
Military service
Allegiance	Syria
Service/branch	Syrian Armed Forces
Years of service	1988–
Rank	Marshal
Unit	Republican Guard (until 2000)
Commands	Syrian Armed Forces (supreme commander)
Battles/wars	Syrian Civil War (2011–)

Bashar Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: بشار حافظ الأسد‎ Baššār Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad,  pronunciation (help·info)Levantine pronunciation:[baʃˈʃaːr ˈħaːfezˤ elˈʔasad]; born 11 September 1965)^{[citation needed]} is the President of Syria, General Secretary of theBa'ath Party and Regional Secretary of the party's branch in Syria. He has served as President since 2000, when he succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, who led Syria for 30 years until his death.

Assad graduated from the medical school of Damascus University in 1988, and started to work as a physician in the army. Four years later, he attended postgraduate studies at the Western Eye Hospital, in London, specializing inophthalmology. In 1994, after his elder brother Bassel was killed in a car crash, Bashar was recalled to Syria to take over Bassel's role as heir apparent. He entered the military academy, taking charge of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon in 1998. In December 2000, Assad married Asma Assad, née Akhras. Assad was reconfirmed by the national electorate as President of Syria in 2000 and 2007, after the People's Council of Syria had voted to propose the incumbent uncontested each time.^[1][2] The Assad government has described itself as secular,^[3] while experts have contended that the government exploits sectarian tensions in the country to remain in power.^[4]

Initially seen by the domestic and international community as a potential reformer,^[5] this expectation ceased when he allegedly ordered mass crackdowns and military sieges on Arab Spring protesters, leading to the Syrian Civil War. TheSyrian opposition, the United States, Canada, the European Union and the majority of the Arab League have subsequently called for al-Assad's resignation from the presidency.^[6][7] During the Syrian Civil War, Assad was personally implicated in war crimes and crimes against humanity by the United Nations,^[8] and was the top of a list of individuals indicted for the greatest responsibility in war crimes for prosecution by the International Criminal Court.^[9] In late April 2014, Assad announced he would run for a third term in Syria's first multi-candidate presidential election in decades, amid serious concerns by the European Union, the United States and other countries regarding the legitimacy of this vote and the effect it will have on peace talks with the Syrian Opposition.^[10][11] He was sworn in for his third seven-year term, on July 16, 2014, in the presidential palace in Damascus.^[12]

1. Bashar al-Assad

   President of Syria
2. Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the President of Syria, General Secretary of the Ba'ath Party and Regional Secretary of the party's branch in Syria.Wikipedia
4. Born: September 11, 1965 (age 49), Damascus, Syria
5. Spouse: Asma al-Assad (m. 2000)
6. Office: President of Syria since 2000
7. Parents: Aniseh al-Assad, Hafez al-Assad
8. Children: Karim al-Assad, Zein al-Assad, Hafez al-Assad
9. Siblings: Maher al-Assad, Bassel al-Assad, Bushra al-Assad, Majd al-Assad

9/11 Firefighter Blows WTC 7 Cover-Up Wide Open [Video]

9/11 Firefighter Blows WTC 7 Cover-Up Wide Open [Video]

Bible Prophecy | The Prophetic Blood Moons REVISITED!

THE MYSTERY OF THE SHEMITAH I Part 2 29th ELUL

Readers’ Best Shots of the Supermoon By THE NEW YORK TIMESSEPT. 10, 2014 Continue reading the main storyContinue reading the main storyShare This Page EMAIL FACEBOOK TWITTER SAVE MORE Continue reading the main story Maybe you happened to have looked up into the night sky this week. And maybe you noticed that

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The Amarna Period The Amarna period of Egyptian history began during the reign of the pharaoh Amenhotep III nearly 3,400 years ago. This was a period of tremendous artistic and architectural achievement. The famous Colossi of Memnon were built, wonderful additions were made to the temples at Luxor and Karnak, and seeds were sown for a monotheistic religion. Upon the death of Amenhotep III, his son Amenhotep IV became pharaon of Egypt. This "heretic king" changed his name to Akhenaten, quickly abandoned the pantheon of Egyptian gods and declared the sun-god, Aten, to be the only god. He and his queen, Nefertiti, built a new city, known as Akhetaten (Horizon of the Aten) at the present site of Tell el-Amarna. From there he ruled all Egypt and directed the worship of his one god, Aten. Following the death of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun (who was born Tutankh-aten, and is believed by a great many Egyptologists to have been Akhenaten's son), returned the religious capital of Egypt to Thebes. The monuments of the "heretic king" were destroyed and the memory of his reign was erased. But the eighteen year reign of Akhenaten had touched upon a religious philosophy and an artistic style that still echoes today. The Amarna Research Foundation is dedicated exclusively to the advancement of interest and research in the this fascinating slice of ancient history.http://www.amarnaproject.com/

The Amarna Period

The Amarna period of Egyptian history began during the reign of the pharaoh Amenhotep III nearly 3,400 years ago. This was a period of tremendous artistic and architectural achievement. The famous Colossi of Memnon were built, wonderful additions were made to the temples at Luxor and Karnak, and seeds were sown for a monotheistic religion.

Upon the death of Amenhotep III, his son Amenhotep IV became pharaon of Egypt. This "heretic king" changed his name to Akhenaten, quickly abandoned the pantheon of Egyptian gods and declared the sun-god, Aten, to be the only god. He and his queen, Nefertiti, built a new city, known as Akhetaten (Horizon of the Aten) at the present site of Tell el-Amarna. From there he ruled all Egypt and directed the worship of his one god, Aten.

Following the death of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun (who was born Tutankh-aten, and is believed by a great many Egyptologists to have been Akhenaten's son), returned the religious capital of Egypt to Thebes. The monuments of the "heretic king" were destroyed and the memory of his reign was erased. But the eighteen year reign of Akhenaten had touched upon a religious philosophy and an artistic style that still echoes today.

The Amarna Research Foundation is dedicated exclusively to the advancement of interest and research in the this fascinating slice of ancient history.

Aten Lord of Heaven, Lord of Earth.

Aten Lord of Heaven, Lord of Earth. Cult Center: At Tell el-Amarna in the city of Akhetaten (the horizon of Aten) Attributes: The Aten gained its prominence during the reign of Akhenaten. The heretic king made an effort it seems, to unite all the peoples of Egypt under one god. He abolished the traditional cults of Egypt and replaced them with the Aten. Unfortunately for Akhenaten, the Egyptians did not wish to be united in this fashion. The king considered the Aten to be the creative force in the universe and the only god worthy of his worship. Representation: Inscriptions state that the god had no physical image, but it was represented as a solar disk projecting many downward rays that ended as human hands. Sometimes holding ankhs, the symbol of eternal life.

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on Emerald Tablets. AS IS ABOVE, SO IS BELOW This saying, attributed to Thoth

AS IS ABOVE, SO IS BELOW

This saying, attributed to Thoth as being the most fundamental truth of our conscious minds, is the basis of the outer Hermetic teaching. The idea is that the world is a mirror of heaven — a reflection. The divine patterns found here are a reflection of those in the worlds above. Everything that is understandable here has meaning because its pattern is represented in the divine. That's the inner foundation of language and writing in the purely symbolic sense. That is just what Thoth created — an inner connection between the divine light patterns and the outer forms it takes. This conscious connection doesn't come easily, in fact it must be accompanied by skills for accepting deep abstraction. We may call it a "new idea" or "concept", but it's the ability to visualize patterns in the light and realize the meaning in life. We take for granted how much of this ability we have inherited from the ancient past.
Mystically, Thoth realized the great 'Scroll of Light', and began to inscribe upon it the glyphs of his world — his language of truth. So powerful was the resonance of this language that it could be understood by those who heard him speak, and stood in his presence. Thoth could draw pictures of these ideas so clearly that they brought up expansive images in the minds of his comrades — they could "read" these pictures as reminders of what he had said to them. They were learning to travel in his space of truth, learning his "language" defined by his work as a mystic light traveler. The same is true today. We call it memory. It is a shared experience of inner light.

On the plane of light the mnemonic glyphs of language appear as standing resonators of meaning. By traveling through these energetic monoliths you come to know the meaning of language and its purpose in the history of consciousness. This constellation of micro-portals dots the dimensional landscape like the scroll of a player piano — the scroll of Thoth. As you travel along the surface you replay the information that is stored in the Halls of Amenti. There you find the emerald tablet of Hermes Trismegistus. It is cut from pure Beryl stone of radiant mind-glass.

If you find this stone, and decipher it,
you will see that it is a map of the
hallways underneath the earth.
The hallways branch in every direction,
but twelve are the most prominent.
It is said that if you follow each hallway
to its end, you will find another emerald tablet,
making thirteen in all.
Decipher all the tablets,
learn the lessons they contain,
and Thoth will personally appear to greet you!

Ma'at and Thoth!
Two teachers from the heart of Atlantis.
     — from The Emerald Tablets



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