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“Civil Air Patrol - Eyes of the Home Skies”, 1941 - 1945

NASA

What was it like to become the first African-American space station crew member?

What was the space station like?

How did NASA pick you out of all the other people wanting to work as a space station crew member?

What is it like training for your spaceflight coming in May 2018?

Are you scared about the spaceflight in May 2018?

What are you going to be doing on ISS?

How long will you be staying on ISS? 

This is so pretty. <3

1943 Camel cigarette ad features the Civil Air Patrol women

https://www.etsy.com/listing/165071825/1943-civil-air-patrol-woman-courier-in?ref=listing-shop-header-4

NGC 1999: Reflection Nebula in Orion

Credit: NASA/Hubble and Judy Schmidt

Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017

On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe inspiring sights - a total solar eclipse. This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun and the sun's tenuous atmosphere - the corona - can be seen, will stretch from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. Observers outside this path will still see a partial solar eclipse where the moon covers part of the sun's disk. NASA created this website to provide a guide to this amazing event. Here you will find activities, events, broadcasts, and resources from NASA and our partners across the nation. ~NASA.gov 

'Twas the First Night of Encampment (CAP)

(Working on making fun of CAPs Encampments... Please forgive me.)

'Twas the first night of Encampment, and all through the house

Only one creature was stirring, and it wasn't a mouse;

The BDUs were hung by the bedside with care,

In hopes that the officers would soon find approval there;

The teenagers were nestled all freaked out in their beds;

While visions of training danced in their heads;

And cadets in their uniform, and all a part of CAP,

Had just got ourselves ready for a long hard day without even a nap,

When out in the room there arose such a loud clatter,

I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Down the long, hall a trash can flew like a flash,

Officers had open the doors with such a great bash.

The crack of the sun shone ever so slightly on the new-fallen day,

Gave a lustre of midday to objects below,

When what to my wondering eyes did appear,

But a miniature Cadet Air Force got ready as swift as a deer,

They were all so lively and quick,

Towel day on the International Space Station

Don't panic! This is the story of a book, a book called The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a wholly remarkable book.ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti reads from Douglas Adam’s “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” for towel day from the European laboratory Columbus on the Internatio…

I can’t tell you how happy this made me to know that Samantha is in the same fandom as me and that she also celebrates Towle Day like me as well. XD