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Newsweek
13-06-2025
- General
- Newsweek
Note From 1971 Hidden in Heating Duct Goes Viral: 'Took You Long Enough'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. In 1971, a man hid a note in his home after a major historical event—and it's now been found, more than 50 years later, according to a viral Reddit post. User u/45and47-big_mistake took to the FoundPaper subreddit on June 12, where they shared a photo of a handwritten note, held on to a surface by tape, yellowed, seemingly with age. Revealing that the note was discovered at a friend's house, "taped to the inside of a heating duct grill," they asked: "Is 54 years soon enough?" It appears to be a reference to the decades-old note's first sentence: "Whoever finds this, it sure took you long enough." Along with his message, the writer stated that he had written the hidden message on February 2, 1971. The man who wrote the note, in what appears to be green marker, identified himself as Roy Steven. The Reddit poster had blocked out the last name before sharing it online. Roy added in his long-lost message: "PS Apollo 14 took off and headed for the moon last Sunday, Jan 31." The Apollo 14 mission saw astronauts Alan B/ Shepard Jr, Edgar D. Mitchell, and Stuart A. Roosa head to the moon, a year after the tragedy of Apollo 13. They arrived in lunar orbit on February 4, two days after Ron Steven dated his note. The post received 46,000 votes and almost 400 comments. Reddit users were awed, with one encouraging the poster to "frame it," some asking the poster to track the man down. Another suggested the note could even be of interest to smaller space-themed museums, as one commenter said: "We really need a series of found paper museums." "I was two weeks old when Roy wrote that note," one commented, with another replying: "I'd be waiting exactly 29 years and one day to be born." Stock image of a handwritten note being created with a fountain pen. Stock image of a handwritten note being created with a fountain another wrote: "Such a cool find! You must add an updated note—that's what I did when I cleaned behind my oven and found a similar note written on the wall." "Amazing that the tape still works," one commenter pointed out, as another joked they "don't make it like they used to." "Try track em down—they'd be soooo chuffed it took so long," one said. Another, agreeing, added: "Even if they are no longer alive, I'm sure some loving loved ones would love it." Newsweek has contacted u/45and57-big_mistake via Reddit for comment on this story. We could not verify the details of this case. Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures you want to share? Send them to life@ with some extra details, and they could appear on our website.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Bernardston Elementary celebrates planting of NASA ‘Moon Tree' with former astronaut
BERNARDSTON — Bernardston Elementary School students and staff can now say they have a little piece of space in their schoolyard. On Tuesday, elementary school staff and students, accompanied by special guest and former NASA astronaut Catherine 'Cady' Coleman, celebrated the planting of an official NASA Artemis 'Moon Tree.' The Moon Tree initiative, an official partnership between NASA's Office of STEM Engagement and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Services, is a nod to the 1971 Apollo 14 mission, in which astronaut Stuart Roosa and a former U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Services smokejumper carried tree seeds into orbit. Upon return to Earth, those seeds were grown into seedlings and eventually distributed to national monuments and dignitaries around the world. Now, what the NASA website describes as a 'new generation' of Moon Trees — five species of tree seeds that traveled aboard the Orion spacecraft in 2022 before returning to Earth — are being planted in their new homes at K-through-12 schools, museums and universities across the country. It wasn't just a matter of signing up, however. The NASA Moon Tree program requires a competitive application process and received more than 1,000 submissions. Bernardston's application was spearheaded by one of its own students. 'I wanted a tree that would be here for generations,' said Amy VanDoren, formerly a sixth grade student at the school, in a statement. She's now a seventh grader at Pioneer Valley Regional School. 'It's not just a tree. It's a story we get to be a part of.' The tree that Bernardston Elementary School received is a sweetgum, which, when matured, can grow to be over 100 feet tall, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Services. The NASA's national STEM initiative aims to introduce youth to the importance of conservation and the wonders of space. To further that purpose, the school welcomed Coleman as a guest speaker. Coleman has Massachusetts ties, having received her doctorate in polymer science and engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1971. She joined the NASA astronaut corps in 1992 and, according to NASA's website, logged more than 4,330 hours in space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia and the International Space Station. 'Never give up on your education. Make sure to take care of your future self. There's no such thing as wasted time,' Coleman said in an interview with The Republican in 2020. The public can visit Bernardston Elementary School's Moon Tree on the school grounds at 37 School Road, anytime outside of school hours. Read the original article on MassLive.
South China Morning Post
23-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Rolex celebrates GMT-Master 70th anniversary with exhibition
It may take years for Rolex to create a new watch model, but when it does, rest assured that it will be part of the crown's stable for decades to come, as in the case of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Advertisement From May 26 to June 8, the storied timepiece will be the focus of an exhibition at Freespace, in the West Kowloon Cultural District . Titled 'Time Zone to Time Zone', the show invites visitors to explore the legacy of a watch that has transcended its aviation roots to become a symbol of prestige as much, if not more, as its air-faring forebear. Stuart Roosa's GMT-Master pictured during the Apollo 14 mission in 1971, accompanied by a message from the astronaut. Photo: Rolex Born in 1955, the GMT-Master was Rolex's answer to a new era of travel. As jetliners shrank the world and passengers crossed multiple time zones in hours, the need for a reliable, easy-to-read second time zone became paramount. The GMT-Master's signature two-colour 24-hour bezel and an additional hour hand allowed wearers to track home time and local time simultaneously – a breakthrough that quickly popularised the watch among pilots, explorers and travellers alike. There's plenty to keep both ardent Rolex collectors and casual watch enthusiasts engaged, from a showcase of key milestones in the evolution of the GMT-Master and its successor, the GMT-Master II , to a curated selection of vintage models preserved by Rolex's Heritage Department, highlighting the watch's technical innovations and design refinements over seven decades. From the original Plexiglas bezel to the modern ceramic variants, and from the early calibre 1036 movement to today's calibre 3285, the GMT-Master's evolution mirrors that of Rolex, and the wider watch world's, in terms of precision and durability. The Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II was introduced in 1982 with an independently adjustable hour hand. Photo: Rolex Then there are the leaps in craftsmanship such as the watch's luminescent Chromalight display, which was enhanced in 2021 for superior legibility, and the return of the Jubilee bracelet in 2018. The GMT-Master II's independently adjustable hour hand, introduced in 1982, also marked a pivotal moment, allowing travellers to adjust local time without stopping the watch – a feature that has cemented its status as the ultimate tool watch.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Live 4K video from space! See 24/7 views of Earth from the ISS via Sen cameras
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Click play, go full-screen, lean back and enjoy. That's how easy it is now to get lost in the absolutely stunning scape that is our planet Earth from space as it streams live before your eyes. Sen, a company based in London, provides views of Earth from orbit, with the hopes of making an experience usually reserved for astronauts a little more accessible to the rest of humanity. It's live video of Earth from space, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The overview effect is a phenomenon known to occur for those lucky enough to travel beyond the bounds of our gravity well, in which the view of our planet from space changes one's perception of his or home planet and humanity. Apollo 14 astronaut Ed Mitchell described it as "an instant global consciousness," accompanied with "an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world and a compulsion to do something about it." Sen launched three Ultra High Definition 4k cameras to the ISS on SpaceX's CRS-30 cargo mission to the space station in March 2024. The trio, collectively called SpaceTV-1, are mounted to the Bartolomeo platform on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Columbus module to create three unique views of Earth and the space station. One camera is oriented to capture the long curve of Earth's horizon, and the repeatedly rising and setting sun is visible as the ISS completes another orbit every 90 minutes. Another focuses directly on Earth below, showing a stretch about 155 miles (250 kilometers) across. The third camera looks at the space station's forward docking port, connected to the the Harmony module, and any visiting spacecraft that are docked there. Sen's vision is to democratize space using video to inform, educate, inspire and benefit all humanity. To do this, the company is streaming real-time videos from space to billions of people, gathering news and information about Earth and space and making it universally accessible and useful. Sen is a data business using its own micro satellites and hosted cameras to stream real-time videos and information about Earth direct to individuals, creating a unique dataset for all humanity, empowering people and inspiring global change. Sen's vision is a humanitarian one — to help raise awareness about planetary changes and to support those directly affected by events on Earth, and to help inform people about the reality of our existence in space. Sen will give people videos of Earth, other worlds and space. Augmented Reality will be used to overlay the story-telling power of video with additional information, providing multi-world data and unique new perspectives for humanity. Sen provides its streams from space for free. You can download Sen's mobile app or watch the company's stream directly on or its YouTube channel.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
100th person to fly only a suborbital spaceflight
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched its 11th human spaceflight, the company's first to include only women aboard. Based on the seat assignments provided by the company, one of the six newly qualified astronauts has now become the 100th person in history to fly only a suborbital trajectory to space and back. The photo captures the moment that former NASA aerospace engineer-turned-entrepreneur Aisha Bowe stepped out of Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule, having completed the 10-minute trip into space and back. She held out her arms in celebration. Flying alongside five other women, including pop star Katy Perry and TV morning show host Gayle King, Bowe soared past the Karman line, the boundary at 62 miles (100 kilometers) that is internationally recognized as the demarcation between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. Bowe and her crewmates landed in West Texas, not far from where they took off from Blue Origin's Launch Site One, located near the town of Van Horn. The booster that lofted the New Shepard crew capsule into space also returned to the same site, re-igniting its engine and landing on extended legs to be reused again. The namesake for Blue Origin's New Shepard launch system, Alan Shepard, was the first American in space and the first person to complete a suborbital spaceflight. His May 5, 1961 Mercury-Redstone 3 launch aboard the Freedom 7 capsule ended in a splashdown in The Bahamas, from where Bowe's family originates. Shepard later walked on the moon on Apollo 14, so is not included in the 100-person count, but included among Bowe's ranks are X-15 and SpaceShipOne rocket plane pilots and the people who earlier flew on Blue Origin's and Virgin Galactic's space tourism and suborbital science-dedicated flights. You can read more about Bowe's NS-31 mission and the items that she and her crewmates chose to fly as souvenirs of their journey. You can also read and watch the crew's reaction immediately after returning to Earth.
