Launch of Apollo 17 - December 1972.
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Launch of Apollo 17 - December 1972.
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Apollo 17 on the surface of the Moon at Taurus–Littrow, December 13, 1972. Mission commander Eugene Cernan is seen here next to the Lunar Roving vehicle.
Photo taken by lunar module pilot Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt.
Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan's view from and of the Gemini-9A spacecraft during his extravehicular activity (EVA). Taken during the 32nd revolution of the 72-hour, 21-minute spaceflight.
"'What a beautiful spacecraft,' said Gemini IX pilot Eugene Cernan during his two hour, eight minute spacewalk. He took this wide-angle photograph looking back at the window where command pilot Tom Stafford was watching."
"Northwestern Mexico as seen from the Gemini-9A spacecraft during its 32nd revolution of Earth. The large penisula is Baja California. The body of water at lower right is the Pacific Ocean. The land mass at upper left is the State of Sonora. The Gulf of California separates Sonora from the peninsula."
Date: June 5, 1966
NASA ID: S66-38032, S66-38044, S66-38046, S66-38047, S66-38048, link, S66-37989, S66-38048, S66-38049, S66-38050, S66-38051, S66-38055, S66-38068, S66-38070
A child's initials are written on the moon. Click to read the full fast.
Eugene Cernan (14 March 1934 – 16 January 2017)
Star Trek POP-QUIZ #3
( 21/10/2023 )
Question 1.
Which of these people were not a guest-star on Star Trek? a. Stephen Hawking b. Mae Jemison c. Seth MacFarlane d. Eugene Cernan
bonus question: Identify which episode one of these people appeared in.
Question 2.
What is the name of the play by Andrew Robinson and Alexander Siddig? a. The Nexus b. A Stitch in Time c. The Ex-Expatriate d. Letters from the Northern Continent
Question 3.
Which book was the planet in "A Piece of the Action" ( S2, E17 TOS ) based off? a. Chicago Mobs of the Twenties b. The Hotel Royale c. The Great Gatsby d. New York Gangs of the 1900s
bonus question: which other Star Trek series features a similar book as homage?
Question 4.
What is the name of the inhabitants of Risa? ( Spelling Counts! ) bonus question: what is the planet Risa known for?
Question 5.
TRUE OR FALSE: Voyager may have inadvertently aided an American presidential election.
Score: __/5 + 3 bonus points ( answers under cut )
Famous people that have the Slovak descent that you might not know about:
Jon Bon Jovi - his grandmother was Slovak
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Ivan Reitman - his parents were from Komárno
Paul Newman - his mother was from Pitičie
Pola Negri - Slovak father from Kysuce
Jessica Biel - her father was from Porúbka
Steve Ditko - both his parents were Slovak Americans
David Dobrik - still has the Slovak citizenship
David Boreanaz - his grandmother was Slovak
Andy Warhol - parents from Miková
Vladimír Furdik - born in Bratislava
Audrey Hepburn - her grandparents were from the Topoľčany region
Daddario siblings - their ancestors came from Krížová Ves
Dove Cameron
Angelina Jolie - Slovak father
Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark - her mother has Slovak roots
Eugene Cernan - Slovak father