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Northrop Grumman has completed a transaction that increases its ownership in Scaled Composites, LLC from approximately 40 percent to 100 percent.
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Spacehab, Incorporated said that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has won the first fully funded task order under the recently awarded Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2.
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After a four-day road trip from Turin, Italy, ESA’s GOCE satellite has arrived safely at the Agency’s test facilities in the Netherlands. With lift-off scheduled for early 2008, the spacecraft is now being prepared for an intensive testing programme.
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Diagnostic tests and months of stable, successful operation have resolved concerns raised early this year about long-term prospects for the powerful telescopic camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
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Boeing and Lockheed Martin have submitted their competing bids to the U.S. Air Force for the development and production of up to 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites.
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August 27th, 2007 by me
| Calendar Date | TD of Greatest Eclipse | Eclipse Type | Saros Series | Eclipse Magnitude | Central Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| 2001 Jun 21 | 12:03:46 | Total | 127 | 1.050 | 04m57s | e S. America, Africa
[Total: s Atlantic, s Africa, Madagascar] |
| 2001 Dec 14 | 20:53:01 | Annular | 132 | 0.968 | 03m53s | N. & C. America, nw S. America
[Annular: c Pacific, Costa Rica] |
| 2002 Jun 10 | 23:45:22 | Annular | 137 | 0.996 | 00m23s | e Asia, Australia, w N. America
[Annular: n Pacific, w Mexico] |
| 2002 Dec 04 | 07:32:15 | Total | 142 | 1.024 | 02m04s | s Africa, Antarctica, Indonesia, Australia
[Total: s Africa, s Indian, s Australia] |
| 2003 May 31 | 04:09:23 | Annular | 147 | 0.938 | 03m37s | Europe, Asia, nw N. America
[Annular: Iceland, Greenland] |
| 2003 Nov 23 | 22:50:22 | Total | 152 | 1.038 | 01m57s | Australia, N. Z., Antarctica, s S. America
[Total: Antarctica] |
| 2004 Apr 19 | 13:35:05 | Partial | 119 | 0.737 | – | Antarctica, s Africa |
| 2004 Oct 14 | 03:00:23 | Partial | 124 | 0.928 | – | ne Asia, Hawaii, Alaska |
| 2005 Apr 08 | 20:36:50 | Hybrid | 129 | 1.007 | 00m42s | N. Zealand, N. & S. America
[Hybrid: s Pacific, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela] |
| 2005 Oct 03 | 10:32:47 | Annular | 134 | 0.958 | 04m32s | Europe, Africa, s Asia
[Annular: Portugal, Spain, Libia, Sudan, Kenya] |
| 2006 Mar 29 | 10:12:22 | Total | 139 | 1.052 | 04m07s | Africa, Europe, w Asia
[Total: c Africa, Turkey, Russia] |
| 2006 Sep 22 | 11:41:16 | Annular | 144 | 0.935 | 07m09s | S. America, w Africa, Antarctica
[Annular: Guyana, Suriname, F. Guiana, s Atlantic] |
| 2007 Mar 19 | 02:32:57 | Partial | 149 | 0.876 | – | Asia, Alaska |
| 2007 Sep 11 | 12:32:24 | Partial | 154 | 0.751 | – | S. America, Antarctica |
| 2008 Feb 07 | 03:56:10 | Annular | 121 | 0.965 | 02m12s | Antarctica, e Australia, N. Zealand
[Annular: Antarctica] |
| 2008 Aug 01 | 10:22:12 | Total | 126 | 1.039 | 02m27s | ne N. America, Europe, Asia
[Total: n Canada, Greenland, Siberia, Mongolia, China] |
| 2009 Jan 26 | 07:59:45 | Annular | 131 | 0.928 | 07m54s | s Africa, Antarctica, se Asia, Australia
[Annular: s Indian, Sumatra, Borneo] |
| 2009 Jul 22 | 02:36:25 | Total | 136 | 1.080 | 06m39s | e Asia, Pacific Ocean, Hawaii
[Total: India, Nepal, China, c Pacific] |
| 2010 Jan 15 | 07:07:39 | Annular | 141 | 0.919 | 11m08s | Africa, Asia
[Annular: c Africa, India, Burma, China] |
| 2010 Jul 11 | 19:34:38 | Total | 146 | 1.058 | 05m20s | s S. America
[Total: s Pacific, Easter Is., Chile, Argentina] |
Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
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August 27th, 2007 by me
The table below lists every lunar eclipse from 2001 through 2010. Click on the eclipse Date to see a map and diagram of an eclipse. Click on the Region of Eclipse Visibility to see a detailed description of an eclipse.
| Lunar Eclipses: 2001 – 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Eclipse Type |
Saros | Umbral1 Mag. |
Eclipse2 Duration |
Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility2 |
| 2001 Jan 09 | Total | 134 | 1.195 | 03h17m 01h02m |
e Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2001 Jul 05 | Partial | 139 | 0.499 | 02h40m | e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific |
| 2001 Dec 30 | Penumbral | 144 | -0.110 | – | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2002 May 26 | Penumbral | 111 | -0.283 | – | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
| 2002 Jun 24 | Penumbral | 149 | -0.788 | – | S. America, Europe, Africa, c Asia, Aus. |
| 2002 Nov 20 | Penumbral | 116 | -0.222 | – | Americas, Europe, Africa, e Asia |
| 2003 May 16 | Total | 121 | 1.134 | 03h15m 00h53m |
c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 2003 Nov 09 | Total | 126 | 1.022 | 03h32m 00h24m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, c Asia |
| 2004 May 04 | Total | 131 | 1.309 | 03h24m 01h16m |
S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2004 Oct 28 | Total | 136 | 1.313 | 03h39m 01h21m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, c Asia |
| 2005 Apr 24 | Penumbral | 141 | -0.139 | – | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2005 Oct 17 | Partial | 146 | 0.068 | 00h58m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, North America |
| 2006 Mar 14 | Penumbral | 113 | -0.055 | – | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2006 Sep 07 | Partial | 118 | 0.189 | 01h33m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2007 Mar 03 | Total | 123 | 1.238 | 03h42m 01h14m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2007 Aug 28 | Total | 128 | 1.481 | 03h33m 01h31m |
e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2008 Feb 21 | Total | 133 | 1.111 | 03h26m 00h51m |
c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 2008 Aug 16 | Partial | 138 | 0.813 | 03h09m | S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2009 Feb 09 | Penumbral | 143 | -0.083 | – | e Europe, Asia, Aus., Pacific, w N.A. |
| 2009 Jul 07 | Penumbral | 110 | -0.909 | – | Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2009 Aug 06 | Penumbral | 148 | -0.661 | – | Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 2009 Dec 31 | Partial | 115 | 0.082 | 01h02m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2010 Jun 26 | Partial | 120 | 0.542 | 02h44m | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
| 2010 Dec 21 | Total | 125 | 1.262 | 03h29m 01h13m |
e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas, Europe |
Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
1Umbral magnitude is the fraction of the Moon’s diameter obscured by Earth’s Umbra. For penumbral eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always less than 0. For partial eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than 0 and less than 1. For total eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1. 2Eclipse Duration is the duration of a partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, the duration of totality is given in bold.
3Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility is the portion of Earth’s surface where a lunar eclipse can be seen.
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