Idaho Skies Transcript for May 26th, 27th, and 28th

PAUL
Welcome to Idaho Skies for May 26th, 27th, and 28th. We’re your hosts, Paul…

RACHEL
…and Rachel.

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PAUL
Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel into space, was born on May 26th, 1951.

RACHEL
Before her flight in the Space Shuttle, only two other women had traveled into space.

PAUL
They were Valentina Tereshkova…

RACHEL
…and Svetlana Savitskaya.

PAUL
Both were Russians, by the way.

RACHEL
And Valentina’s flight was probably just a political stunt by the Soviet Union to beat the United States in space firsts.

PAUL
Sally was selected as a scientist astronaut in 1978.

RACHEL
Her first of two flights occurred when she spent six days onboard the Challenger in June 1983.

PAUL
It was the 7th Space Shuttle flight and the mission deployed two communication satellites.

RACHEL
Sally was one of the Challenger’s mission specialists.

PAUL
And as such, she used the Shuttle’s robotic arm to retrieve experiments deployed from the Shuttle’s cargo bay.

RACHEL
Unfortunately, Sally died in 2012 at an all too young age.

PAUL
Hey stargazers, the moon will be nearly three days old on the 27th.

RACHEL
So seeing it on the evening of the 27th won’t set a record for its earliest sighting.

PAUL
Still, the thin crescent moon will be an attractive sight, especially through binoculars.

RACHEL
Stargazers should also start looking for earthshine illuminating the dark portion of the moon.

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PAUL
That’s Idaho Skies for the 26th, 27th, and 28th of May.

RACHEL
Be sure to follow us on Twitter at Idaho Skies for this week’s event reminders and sky maps.

For Idaho Skies this is Rachel…

PAUL
…and Paul.

RACHEL
Dark skies and bright stars.