Congratulations @spacex And @kennedyspacecenter On Another Successful Launch! 🚀 ・・・ Another

The Orionid Meteor Shower, Leftovers from Halley's Comet, Set to Peak October 20th - 21st

Happy Birthday to one of the original #STEMists, Thomas Jefferson, born today in 1743.

NASA - Spot The Station Over Your Backyard. Sign up for email or text message notices hours before the station flies overhead. As the third brightest object in the sky the space station is easy to see if you know when to look up. http://1.usa.gov/19a04DX

Wear Your Chromosomes: Jewelry Collection Made from 3D Prints of Microscopy Data

The X and Y-chromosomes found in humans are now wearable. Electron microscopist, Louise Hughes, has created a jewelry collection designed to mirror the look and shape of human chromosomes. Hughes designs every piece from microscopy data and produces it using 3D printing technology. Having already used the structures of organisms to create other jewelry pieces, Hughes felt she could not leave out the essential DNA and chromosomes. The 46 chromosomes found in our cells have never before been so beautifully displayed and worn.

As humans the genes in our DNA, as well as our environment, come to define us. When cells divide, chromosomes compress and form distinct shapes. Those shapes are what inspire the jewelry pieces made by Hughes. Male chromosomes, X and Y, female chromosomes, X and X and the triplet 21st chromosome that causes Down’s syndrome are all replicated in the human chromosome jewelry line. From rings and pendants, to earrings and cufflinks, the stainless steel, bronze, and silver pieces are available in both, karyotpye 1 or 2 structural designs. It has been said that art imitates life and with the human chromosome jewelry designs by Louise Hughes, art is literally replicates life.

Explore the Human Chromosome Jewelry Collection by Louise Hudges on Kickstarter. 

- Lee Jones

What are the Phases of the Moon? http://bit.ly/19lpzT3

NASA Prepares for First Virginia Coast Launch to Moon http://1.usa.gov/18alLhy A spectacular nighttime blastoff blazing a historic trail to the Moon is set to soar on Friday, Sept. 6, at 11:27 p.m. EDT. NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), will launch from the Eastern Shore of Virginia at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island - America's newest spaceport. LADEE's robotic mission will be to orbit the moon and gather detailed information about the structure and composition of the thin lunar atmosphere. A thorough understanding of these characteristics of our nearest celestial neighbor will help researchers understand other bodies in the solar system, such as large asteroids, Mercury, and the moons of outer planets. http://bit.ly/14rHrs4

She proved that safety glasses can be gorgeous! #AudreyHepburn

On this day in 1969, this happened... July 20, 1969 - Happy Moon Day

Check out the latest Martin Jetpack prototype P12 – doesn’t it look awesome! The Martin Jetpack can take off from a small space, so is easy to deploy anywhere. It is easy to learn to fly, has an automated hover function, and is expected to be able to be flown in reasonable weather conditions. Martin Jetpack website - http://bit.ly/16x5709 NPR interview with CEO Peter Coker - http://n.pr/16T6KBI

TRIP IN TIME: Pioneering Pilots

Patricia Kendall’s journey into aviation began as a clerk for the United States forest patrol. From the local office in Alameda, she directed pilots to fires around California and gathered data.

One day in 1931, with a student’s license in hand, Pat went for her first solo flight around the bay and soon after joined the pilot staff of the San Francisco Bay Airdrome in Alameda in September of that year.

At the Airdrome, Pat became aide to Douglas Warren, head of the division of air traffic law enforcement.

Appointed by Alameda Police Chief Vernon Smith after the passing of Warren, Pat became the country’s first official female air cop, according to newspaper reports.

Pat and her pet poodle, Goofus, kept the air and homes of Alameda safe from daredevil fliers long before the days of commercial airfare.