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NASA Chooses Maryland Native For Upcoming Manned Flight To Moon NASA Chooses Maryland Native For Upcoming Manned Flight To Moon
NASA Chooses Maryland Native For Upcoming Manned Flight To Moon It's going to be "to infinity and beyond," for a Maryland astronaut who got an assignment that is truly out of this world.  Baltimore native Gregory Reid Wiseman will be taking his second foray into space as he has been chosen to venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on “NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the moon for science and exploration.” Commander Wiseman will be joined on the scheduled 10-day flight by pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen in what NASA is calling “humanity’s…

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by Zak Failla
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Here's When The International Space Station Will Be Visible In Baltimore This Week Here's When The International Space Station Will Be Visible In Baltimore This Week
Here's When The International Space Station Will Be Visible In Baltimore This Week It's a bird … It’s a plane ... It’s the International Space Station! In Maryland, stargazers will get a special treat this week in Baltimore, when the International Space Station will be clearly visible, with the best viewing expected at 6:06 p.m. on Monday, Dec 5. On Monday, Baltimore residents who go outside and look to the northwest will see the station visible for several minutes, looking like a bright star gliding across the sky for approximately five minutes to the southeast. The following day, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, the International Space Station will be visible twice, first to the n…

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by Zak Failla
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NASA Rocket Launch Will Be Visible In MD NASA Rocket Launch Will Be Visible In MD
NASA Rocket Launch Will Be Visible In MD A NASA rocket set to launch early Monday, Nov. 7 will be visible along the East Coast. The Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft had initially been set to launch Sunday, Nov. 6, but were postponed due to a fire alarm at Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft control center in Dulles, VA. Monday's launch is set for 5:27 a.m., EST. A color-coded map from NASA shows where the rocket will be most visible (see above). It will be visible from anywhere between 30 seconds to nearly two minutes. According to the NASA website, the Cygnus is loaded with more than…

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by Cecilia Levine