Posted on: 09 Feb, 2006
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March 2006 Calendar - Soichi in Space

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STS-114 astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves from the Shuttle payload bay, back dropped by the Earth below. During the mission's second spacewalk, Noguchi and Discovery crewmate Steve Robinson replaced a failed gyroscope which keeps the International Space Station in the proper position in orbit.

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Quote of the Day

Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they were truly religious men because of their faith in the orderliness of the universe.
- Albert Einstein

Fact of the Day

It took three years of constant printing to complete Johann Gutenberg's famous Bible, which appeared in 1455 in two volumes, and had 1,284 pages. He reportedly printed 200 Bibles, of which 47 still exist.


Word of the Day

spelunker
Pronunciation: /spi-LUNG-kuh/
n : a person who explores and studies caves, especially as a hobby
"I've been a spelunker for many years but still have no idea what I'm doing."



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