Ein Raketenstart verbraucht weniger Treibstoff als ein typ. Transatlantikflug. Unsere Soyuz hat ~77t Kerosin an Bord, der Rest ist Sauerstoff. Der Trick ist, es schnell zu verbrennen: dann erzeugen diese Triebwerke 20 Gigawatt, ca so viel wie 10 große Kernkraftwerke - für 2 min.
Trump’s decision to launch airstrikes against Syria without Congress’s approval is illegal. We need to stop giving presidents a blank check to wage war. Today it’s Syria, but what’s going to stop him from bombing Iran or North Korea next?
Education Department data show that, after adjusting for inflation, U.S. teachers earned less last year, on average, than they did in 1990. https://t.co/04zwj63QdB
His passing has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake. But it's not empty. Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018.
Have you ever seen a rocket roll out to the launch pad? Tune in live at 10am ET to watch as the rocket carrying @NOAA's #GOESS weather satellite makes its way out to the pad: https://t.co/ZuxLDtRxxM
This little kid in Pyeongchang screams bloody murder and runs away from Ivanka like she's trying to make him work in one of her sweatshops. 🤣
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Young people have helped lead all our great movements. How inspiring to see it again in so many smart, fearless students standing up for their right to be safe; marching and organizing to remake the world as it should be. We've been waiting for you. And we've got your backs.
First National Bank of Omaha said it will stop issuing an NRA-branded Visa card as the national debate over guns reaches a fever pitch https://t.co/6nY7MoOZKJ
Cameron Kasky, who survived the school shooting: “Sen. Rubio, can you tell me right now that you will not accept a single donation from the NRA?”
Rubio: “People buy into my agenda, and I do support the Second Amendment” #StudentsStandUp https://t.co/ucmVB74g1C
Falcon 9 and PAZ are vertical on Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Weather is 90% favorable for tomorrow's launch at 6:17 a.m. PST, 14:17 UTC.
As a pilot in the @USNavy, I was trained to deliver nuclear weapons. EVERYTHING we did with these weapons was deadly serious. No jokes, no threats, no mistakes. Every soldier, sailor, airman and marine gets that. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to discuss this further. https://t.co/ovNlgNlluq
Rare Full Moon on New Year’s day 2018. Occurs about once every 30 years. But stay calm. It's as uncommon as a Full Moon on your birthday, or on any other date of the year.