As a NASA astronaut he fulfilled the space dream of this 9/11 victim

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There is no way to fix it. September 11th will always be a difficult day because memories don’t fade.

I will never forget to sit on mine classroom that beautiful autumn morning. The sky was incredibly blue and the air was clear. Then everything changed in an instant and a shadow swallowed the sun. But I also remember how my community came together, the way we supported each other and found ways to help each other.

As Mr. Rogers once said, “When I was a kid and saw horrible things in the news, my mom would tell me,‘ Look for helpers. You will always find people to help you. “

People are still doing things to keep alive the spark of hope, like an astronaut who helped fulfill the dream of a 9/11 victim.

Challenging gravity

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy is on display at the International Space Station dome on September 11, 2020.

When the time came for veteran NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy to go into space for the third time, he arrived at the 9/11 National Memorial and National Museum in New York City.

There he learned the story of Chandler “Chad” Keller, who died when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on September 11th. As a child, Keller dreamed of becoming an astronaut and became a propulsion specialist at Boeing.

Cassidy became associated with the Keller family and together they made Chad’s dream of going into space a reality.

Dig that out

Forget the Jurassic Park: Our oceans would have been a terrifying place 500 million years ago. If you were going to dive into the ocean, you may have come across this giant “swimming head,” a primitive creature built like an underwater tank.

He had multifaceted eyes, a pineapple-shaped mouth, and prickly claws under his head that acted as a rake for prey. The animal’s body had a series of flaps to help it swim. And then there was that big shell, or a defensive cover, like the shell of a turtle.

Nicknamed Titanokorys gainesi, this primitive arthropod, called the radiodont, was huge compared to other contemporary oceanic creatures the size of a pink finger.

Consequences

The Dixie fire caused the night sky to glow over California in this image from August.
It’s official: this summer was the hottest on record in the United States and was tied to the summer of 1936’s Dust Bowl, not to mention hurricanes, floods, and wildfires.
It’s never good to compare it to the Dust Bowl. This is just one of the many reasons we crave the nostalgic pumpkin palooza that is fall.
As our planet warms, animals change shape in response and evolve with larger beaks, legs, and ears that allow them to better regulate body temperature, especially birds.
One thing that could help cool things down: keep most of the remaining fossil fuels on the ground until 2050.

Through the universe

Talk about a fetch astronomical game. Astronomers captured new images of 216 Kleopatra, an asteroid that closely resembles a dog bone (more than 100 kilometers long).

This spatial curiosity does not stop here. Kleopatra also has two small moons orbiting the asteroid.

The photos allowed astronomers to understand more about the peculiar shape of the asteroid and delve into the mystery of how their moons came to be.

Fantastic creatures

Investigators recorded a musk duck, like this one, that said something unusual.

There was once a duck I didn’t feel like giving.

Ripper, an Australian musk duck, was recorded saying “You’re crazy”. It is the first documented case of the species mimicking human speech.

He said the cheeky phrase during a courtship display involving sound and splashes. Ripper was probably directly inspired by his caretaker, considering that he was raised by hand at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, near Canberra, Australia.

We wondered if he knew how to say “you’re despicable” like Daffy Duck.

Take notes

Don’t let them escape your warning:

– The Perseverance rover has successfully collected two samples of a Martian rock and may contain evidence of ancient water bubbles (or even ancient microbial life).
– Amazing images captured this year’s Drone Photo Awards. Aerial perspectives will make your mind fly.
– This newly discovered dinosaur was the T. rex of its time and had teeth like a shark.
Watch astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Akihiko Hoshide venture out of the International Space Station for a spacewalk on Sunday, starting at 8:30 p.m. And thank you for your song suggestions in space – we’ve taken them into account and updated our playlist.
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