Range Tracking

Specialized Ships

2018/09/14 by terranovabay

The SpaceX recovery ship Go Quest heads into Port Canaveral while in front of it is the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel named City of Bismarck. The Go Quest supports ocean landings of SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets on the autonomous spaceport drone ship, sort of a rocket landing pad on a barge, that is then towed back to Port Canaveral so the rocket can be refurbished and reused. In this case, the return of the booster on 12 September […]

Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: autonomous spaceport drone ship, City of Bismarck, Expeditionary Fast Transport, Go Quest, Port Canaveral, U.S. Navy

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Eye of the Beholder

2018/09/13 by terranovabay

The saying goes that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If that is the case, this Wood Stork at Port Canaveral is quite mesmerizing.

Categories: Nature • Tags: Mycteria americana, Port Canaveral, Wood Stork

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Slither Me This Redux

2018/09/12 by terranovabay

Mara the cat had an unexpected and intense interest in the still image of yesterday’s post when it was on the computer screen. She must have a strong recognition of snakes, even two-dimensional still images of snakes, from her brief time as a wild outdoor kitten.

Categories: Dog's Tail • Tags: Black Racer, cat, Coluber constrictor priapus, Mara, snake

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Slither Me This

2018/09/11 by terranovabay

A mad dash for the camera and a few shots through the tinted office door window documented one of the occasional visit by the Black Racer snake to the breezeway at Audubon House. Any attempt to open the door to get a clearer shot would have seen the snake race away at lightning speed out of sight into the bushes.

Categories: Nature • Tags: Black Racer, Coluber constrictor priapus, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, snake

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