ST. LOUIS, MO – June 20, 2023 Opening Weekend June 23-25 Includes Presentations on Mars 2020 Mission Updates, Future Plans by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Washington University in St. Louis Scientists Mars is located nearly 300 million miles away from Earth, but exploration brings us closer to the Red Planet every day. Through NASA’s… Continue reading
LIFE Magazine – February 28, 1969 Tomorrow, June 22, marks the birthday of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author of the cover story on this LIFE magazine. Does the name sound familiar? Probably most associated with her famous aviator husband Charles Lindbergh, Anne was an aviator in her own right as well as a writer. She was… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, June 16, 2023. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
Space Shuttle Atlantis Collage – ca. 2011 Happy Flag Day! The American flag on this collage is not your average flag; it has the distinction as having flown in space! The flag and crew mission patch both travelled aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station during the Atlantis mission STS-135. This was… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, June 9, 2023. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
ST. LOUIS, MO. – June 9, 2023 Program to Increase Access to Science Center, STEM Programs for Underserved, Underrepresented Individuals The Saint Louis Science Center today announced its new STL (Science and Technology Learning) for All membership program. During the program’s pilot phase, the Science Center is collaborating with the Urban League of Metropolitan St.… Continue reading
Oliver Typewriter – ca. 1917 This isn’t just any old typewriter. This is the bold Oliver No. 9, a drastically different machine compared to other typewriters of the day. The most important feature of the Oliver is the innovative U-shaped, down-striking type bars, a.k.a. the batwings, which allowed the user to actually see what they… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, June 2, 2023. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
June 2, 2023 Tonight you can find the planet Mars in the west about 40 minutes after sunset. If you look at Mars tonight through binoculars, it will appear near the object called Messier 44 or the Beehive star cluster. This is an open star cluster that contains roughly 1000 stars that are approximately 600… Continue reading
June 1, 2023 On this date in 2011, the Space Shuttle Endeavour landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The STS-134 mission would be the last for Endeavour. Space Shuttle Endeavour completed 25 missions in space. Space Shuttle Endeavour approaching the International Space Station for docking in March 2008. Image credit: NASA
